Bradford Ropes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Bradford Ropes

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1905

Place of Birth: Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 21-Nov-1966

Profession: screenwriter, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Bradford Ropes (January 1, 1905 – November 21, 1966) was a prolific novelist and screenwriter whose work includes the novel 42nd Street that was adapted for the 1933 film of the same name and then a Tony Award winning musical, also of the same name.
His next novel, Stage Mother in 1933 was also adapted to film.
He also wrote many Western stories as well as screenplays for Abbott and Costello. 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."