D.M. Marshman Jr.
Writing
Biography
While Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder were working on the screenplay for "Sunset Blvd." (1950), they feared that their writing had gone stale. They asked D.M. Marshman, Jr., an influential film critic for Life magazine to join their team. Marshman's contribution to the screenplay included the memorable line, "As long as the lady is paying for it, why not take the Vicuna?" The film went on to win three Oscars including one for Brackett, Wilder, and Marshman's screenplay. Despite Marshman's auspicious start as a screenwriter, his career in Hollywood did not last long. After a couple more screenwriting credits (both without either Brackett or Wilder), Marshman left Hollywood to work in the advertising industry.
Known For
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity.
Sunset Boulevard
A prize-fighting boxer with a lethal right punch falls for a gangster's moll on the run in Mexico.
Second Chance
A New York cab driver helps an Irish immigrant with a baby locate her missing husband.
Taxi
A hack screenwriter writes a screenplay for a former silent film star who has faded into Hollywood obscurity. Film adaptation of the Andrew Lloyd Webber stage musical based on the iconic 1950 film.