Gene Markey

American screenwriter and producer Gene Markey worked as a writer of novels and short stories before joining the Hollywood film industry in 1928. There he wrote and co-wrote original stories and screenplays for many light dramas and romances during the 1930s. Later he produced several films for Fox. During WW I he was an infantry lieutenant, and in WW II he served as a Naval officer; when he finally retired from the military, he was a rear admiral. In Hollywood, Markey was a popular ladies man and was married to several prominent stars including Joan Bennett, Hedy LaMarr, and Myrna Loy.

Highest Rated Movies

Rating	Title	Credit	Box Office	Year
No Score Yet	The Wonder Kids	Screenwriter	—	1950
No Score Yet	Maryland	Producer	—	1940
No Score Yet	Lillian Russell	Producer	—	1940
No Score Yet	The Blue Bird	Producer	—	1940
No Score Yet	Second Fiddle	Producer	—	1939
91%	The Hound of the Baskervilles	Producer	—	1939
88%	The Little Princess	Producer	—	1939
100%	The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes	Producer	—	1939
No Score Yet	Kentucky	Producer	—	1938
No Score Yet	Suez	Producer	—	1938
No Score Yet	Submarine Patrol	Screenwriter	—	1938
No Score Yet	On The Avenue	Producer Screenwriter	—	1937
No Score Yet	Wee Willie Winkie	Producer	—	1937
No Score Yet	Girls' Dormitory	Screenwriter	—	1936
No Score Yet	Private Number	Screenwriter	—	1936
No Score Yet	King of Burlesque	Screenwriter	—	1936
No Score Yet	A Lost Lady	Screenwriter	—	1934
No Score Yet	The Merry Frinks	Screenwriter	—	1934
No Score Yet	Fashions of 1934	Screenwriter	—	1934
80%	Female	Screenwriter	—	1933
100%	Baby Face	Screenwriter	—	1933
No Score Yet	Midnight Mary	Screenwriter	—	1933
83%	As You Desire Me	Screenwriter	—	1932
No Score Yet	Inspiration	Screenwriter	—	1931
No Score Yet	The Florodora Girl	Screenwriter	—	1930

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