Educated at Harvard University where he was on the editorial board of the Harvard Lampoon, Marquand graduated in 1915 and immediately saw military service in the First World War. In 1922, he married Christina Sedgwick, the niece of the editor of Atlantic Monthly. In 1925, he published Timothy Dexter, a biography of the 18th century Massachusetts eccentric. Marquand contributed short stories and other articles to Saturday Evening Post and the Atlantic Monthly during the 1930's. His most important work, The Late George Apley appeared in 1937 and was hugely successful, winning for him the Pulitzer Prize in 1938. Marquand also produced a number of spy novels during the 30's and 40's and introduced the fictional character Mr. Moto, later portrayed in film by Peter Lorre. Until his death in 1960, Marquand was one of America's most popular novelists. His other works include The Unspeakable Gentleman (1922), Four of a Kind (1923), Black Cargo (1925), Haven's End (1933), Ming Yellow (1935), Thank You, Mr. Moto (1936), Mr. Moto is So Sorry (1938), Wickford Point (1939), H. M. Pulham (1941), Repent in Haste (1945), Point of No Return (1949) and Stopover, Tokyo (1957). |
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