Louis D. Lighton Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Louis D. Lighton (November 25, 1895 – February 1, 1963) was an American screenwriter and producer. He wrote for 40 films between 1920 and 1927. He also produced 30 films between 1928 and 1951. He was born in Omaha, Nebraska and died in Palma de Mallorca, Spain. He was married to fellow screenwriter Hope Loring.
[about Gary Cooper] Coop is never as quiet as you hear he is. He talks a good deal but isn't clever, and nobody ever remembers anything he's said. That doesn't matter so much, because he's a nice fellow and everyone likes to have him around.
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After his military service, he joined his family in Hollywood. his father, W.R. Lighton, once a popular writer was trying to become a screenwriter after Will Rogers portrayed a rustic character named Billy Fortune Lighton created in "Water, Water, Everywhere"(1920). His father met with failure and soon died, but "Bud" met and married Hope Loring, a top screenwriter at Universal, and together they became very successful collaborators.
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Married writer Hope Loring 1920-1959 (her death).
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Trained as an Army pilot, though WWI ended before he completed training.
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