Mary Chase (playwright), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mary Chase (playwright)

American writer

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1907

Place of Birth: Denver, Colorado, United States

Date of Death: 20-Oct-1981

Profession: screenwriter, writer, author, journalist, children's writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Mary Coyle Chase (born Mary Agnes McDonough Coyle; 25 February 1906 – 20 October 1981) was an American journalist, playwright and children's novelist, known primarily for writing the Broadway play Harvey, later adapted for film starring James Stewart. She wrote fourteen plays, two children's novels, and one screenplay, and worked seven years at the Rocky Mountain News as a journalist.
Three of her plays were made into Hollywood films: Sorority House (1939), Harvey (1950), and Bernardine (1957).