William Marchant | |
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| Born | May 1, 1923 Allentown, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | November 5, 1995 (aged 72) Paramus, New Jersey, U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright and screenwriter |
| Education | Temple University (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
William Marchant (May 1, 1923 in Allentown, Pennsylvania – November 5, 1995 in Paramus, New Jersey) was a playwright and screenwriter. He is best known for writing the play The Desk Set, which served as the basis for the 1957 Walter Lang movie Desk Set.
Marchant had been a resident of the Actor's Fund home in Englewood, New Jersey at the time of his death. He had earlier lived in the Stanton section of Readington Township, New Jersey, in a home owned by Broadway actress Dorothy Stickney.[1]