Tom Barry (screenwriter) explained

Tom Barry
Birth Name:	Hal Donahue
Birth Date:	July 31, 1885
Birth Place:	Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.
Death Date:	November 7, 1931 (aged 46)
Death Place:	Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation:	Screenwriter

Tom Barry (born Hal Donahue; July 31, 1885 – November 7, 1931) was a vaudeville sketch writer, playwright and screenwriter.^[1] ^[2] He was nominated for two Oscars for Best Screenplay, for In Old Arizona and The Valiant at the 2nd Academy Awards.^[3]

Selected filmography

Under Suspicion (1930)
In Old Arizona (1929)
The Valiant (1929)

Notes and References

News: In Old Arizona Thrilling Film. 2 September 1929. Prescott Evening Courier. 3. 25 May 2012.
News: TOM BARRY, 47, DIES IN HOLLYWOOD, CAL.; Playwright and Screen Writer Succumbs to Heart Attack in His Hotel Quarters. November 9, 1931. New York Times. May 25, 2012.
Web site: 2nd Academy Awards Winners. Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. https://web.archive.org/web/20120621220052/http://www.oscars.org/awards/academyawards/legacy/ceremony/2nd-winners.html. 2012-06-21. 2015-01-16. live.