Don Marquis
Donald Robert Perry Marquis ( ; July 29, 1878 – December 29, 1937) was an American
humorist,
journalist, and author. He was variously a
novelist, poet, newspaper
columnist, and
playwright. He is remembered best for creating the characters
Archy and Mehitabel, supposed authors of humorous verse. During his lifetime he was equally famous for creating another fictitious character, "the Old Soak," who was the subject of two books, a hit Broadway play (1922–23), a
silent film (1926) and a talkie (1937).
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