"1938-05-26Z"^^ . "Forbes, James"@en . "1871Z"^^ . "1938Z"^^ . "1871-09-02Z"^^ . "James Gerrie Forbes (September 2, 1871 \u2013 May 26, 1938) was a Canadian playwright who worked as a Hollywood movie screenwriter. Having started as an actor in the nineteenth century, Forbes achieved his distinction as a playwright-director. Before he turned to play-writing in 1904, he accumulated experience in the theatre in the 1890s by working as an actor, a drama critic, and a press representative for established theatre companies."@en . "Canadian playwright" .