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Donald Robert Perry Marquis was born July 29, 1878, in Walnut, Illinois . His brother, David Marquis, died in 1892 at the age of 20, followed by his father's death in 1897 . After graduating Walnut high school in 1894 , he attended Knox College Academy in 1896 , but left after three months. He married , 1915 - 1921 ); and a daughter, Barbara Marquis ( October , 1918 - October , 1931 ). Don and Reina were wed until she died on December 2 , 1923 . Three years later he married Marjorie Potts Vonnegut on February 2 . 1926 , and remained married to her until her death on October 25 , 1936 . He suffered three disabling strokes during his life, and died of a fourth stroke on December 29 , 1937 . He cowrote (or contributed posthumously) to the films '' The Sports Pages '', '' Shinbone Alley '', '' The Good Old Soak '', and '' Skippy ''.(The 1926 film "The Cruise of the Jasper B" was supposedly based on his 1916 novel, although the plots have little in common.) He also wrote a play called '' The Old Soak '', drew cartoons for '' The New Yorker '', and was a freelance columnist, humorist, and poet. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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