Biography
Bradford Ropes (January 1, 1905 β November 21, 1966) was a novelist and screenwriter whose work includes the novel 42nd Street that was adapted into the 1933 film of the same name, which then became a
Tony Award-winning stage musical. His next novel, Stage Mother in 1933 was also adapted to film, He also wrote many Western stories, screenplays for Roy Rogers and Rex Allen, and contributed to films starring Abbott & Costello and Laurel & Hardy.
Ropes was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He died in the Wollaston section of Quincy, Massachusetts.
Ropes wrote in 1932 that America was still waiting for the "Uncle Tom's Cabin of the chorus girl."
Filmography
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42nd Street (2019)
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Novel
42nd Street (1986)
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Redwood Forest Trail (1950)
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The Arizona Cowboy (1950)
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Belle of Old Mexico (1950)
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Flame of Youth (1949)
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Pirates of Monterey (1947)
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Buck Privates Come Home (1947)
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The Time of Their Lives (1946)
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Song of Arizona (1946)
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Why Girls Leave Home (1945)
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Sunbonnet Sue (1945)
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Steppin' in Society (1945)
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Nothing But Trouble (1944)
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Swing in the Saddle (1944)
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Cowboy and the Senorita (1944)
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Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944)
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Hands Across the Border (1944)
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Man from Music Mountain (1943)
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Ice Capades Revue (1942)
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Joan of Ozark (1942)
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Ship Ahoy (1942)
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True to the Army (1942)
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Glamour Boy (1941)
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Angels with Broken Wings (1941)
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Ridin' on a Rainbow (1941)
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Hullabaloo (1940)
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Hit Parade of 1941 (1940)
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Melody and Moonlight (1940)
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Melody Ranch (1940)
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Sing, Dance, Plenty Hot (1940)
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Gaucho Serenade (1940)
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Rancho Grande (1940)
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Lord Jeff (1938)
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Ladies in Distress (1938)
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Meet the Boy Friend (1937)
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The Hit Parade (1937)
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Circus Girl (1937)
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Go Into Your Dance (1935)
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Stage Mother (1933)
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Novel
42nd Street (1933)
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Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1905-01-01
Deathday1966-11-21 (61 years old)
Birth PlaceBoston, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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