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- Birth nameCharles Willard McLaughlin
- Willard Mack was born on September 18, 1873 in Morrisburg, Ontario, Canada. He was a writer and actor, known for What Price Innocence? (1933), The Voice of the City (1929) and Broadway to Hollywood (1933). He was married to Pauline Frederick, Marjorie Rambeau, Maude Leone and Beatrice Banyard. He died on November 18, 1934 in Brentwood Heights, California, USA.
- SpousesPauline Frederick(September 1917 - 1919) (divorced)Marjorie Rambeau(1913 - 1917) (divorced)Maude Leone (divorced)Beatrice Banyard(? - 1934) (his death)
- In 1926 he took an interest in a young actress named Ruby Stevens hired to perform a small part as a chorus girl, "Dot" in his new play, "The Noose." After coaching Stevens in acting, he rewrote parts of the play to enhance her role then talked her into changing her name to Barbara Stanwyck. A substantial hit, the play ran 197 performances at the Hudson Theatre.
- Active on Broadway from 1914-1928; he wrote twenty-three Broadway plays. He performed in ten of them and was the producer of four.
- In 1927, Mack did celebrity endorsement print ads for Lucky Strike cigarettes. (Lockport Union-Sun, 20 October 1927).
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