1930s

 

1932: Became writer for film magazine Hollywood Spectator.

 

1934: Wrote the novel Eclipse.

 

1935: Signed a 7-year contract as a reader and screenwriter for Warner Bros.

 

1936: Began courting Cleo Fincher.

          Released film “Road Gang.”

          Released film “Love Begins at Twenty.”

          Released film “Tugboat Princess.”

          Wrote novel “Washington Jitters.”

 

1937: Released film “The Devil’s Playground.”

          Released film “The Man’s Here Again.”

 

1938: Married his soul mate, Cleo.

          Bought the Lazy T, a 320-acre ranch in California.

          Released film “Fugitives for a Night.”

          Released film “A Man to Remember.”

 

1939: Daughter Nikola was born.

          Released film “The Flying Irishman.”

          Released film “Sorority House.”

          Released film “The Kid from Kokomo.”

          Released film “Five Came Back.”

          Released film “Career.”

          Released film “Heaven with a Barbed Wire Fence.”

          Wrote novel “Johnny Got His Gun.”