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Ballard MacDonald(1882-1935)

  • Writer
  • Music Department
  • Director
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Ballard MacDonald was born on 15 October 1882 in Portland, Oregon, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Hoosiers (1986), Sweet and Lowdown (1999) and Stan & Ollie (2018). He was married to Elizabeth Chapin. He died on 17 November 1935 in Queens, New York, USA.
BornOctober 15, 1882
DiedNovember 17, 1935(53)
BornOctober 15, 1882
DiedNovember 17, 1935(53)
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Known for

Hoosiers (1986)
Hoosiers
7.4
  • Soundtrack("Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana)")
  • 1986
Sean Penn in Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Sweet and Lowdown
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Indiana (Back Home Again In)")
  • 1999
John C. Reilly, Steve Coogan, Shirley Henderson, and Nina Arianda in Stan & Ollie (2018)
Stan & Ollie
7.2
  • Soundtrack("Trail of the Lonesome Pine")
  • 2018
The Big Casino
Short
  • Writer
  • 1933

Credits

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Writer

  • Speedy Justice
    Short
    • dialogue
    • 1935
  • Desert Harmonies
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1935
  • Telephone Blues
    Short
    • original screenplay
    • 1935
  • Stephen Foster
    Short
    • dialogue
    • 1933
  • Supper at Six (1933)
    Supper at Six
    5.6
    Short
    • writer
    • 1933
  • The Big Casino
    Short
    • writer
    • 1933
  • The Big Benefit (1933)
    The Big Benefit
    8.6
    Short
    • story
    • 1933
  • All at Sea
    Short
    • Writer
    • 1933
  • On the Air and Off
    Short
    • writer
    • 1933

Music Department

  • The Herb Shriner Show (1949)
    The Herb Shriner Show
    7.3
    TV Series
    • composer: theme "Back Home in Indiana"
    • 1949–1956
  • Hello Pop (1933)
    Hello Pop
    5.7
    Short
    • additional lyrics
    • 1933

Director

  • The Big Casino
    Short
    • Director
    • 1933

Personal details

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  • Born
    • October 15, 1882
    • Portland, Oregon, USA
  • Died
    • November 17, 1935
    • Queens, New York, USA
  • Spouse
    • Elizabeth Chapin
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

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    Inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1970.

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