- Occupation: Writer, Director, Actor
- Active: '20s-'30s
- Major Genres: Comedy, Drama
- Career Highlights: Paths to Paradise, Six of a Kind, The Virginian
- First Major Screen Credit: Let's Go! (1923)
Biography
American screenwriter Keene Thompson was active from 1923 to 1935. During this period, Thompson was most closely associated with
Paramount Pictures. He wrote scripts and special material for such stars as
Raymond Griffith (
Paths to Paradise),
Gary Cooper (
The Virginian), and
Clara Bow (
True to the Navy). Toward the end of his career, Keene Thompson specialized in comedies, notably the all-star
Six of a Kind (1934), which combined the talents of
W.C. Fields,
Alison Skipworth,
Charlie Ruggles,
Mary Boland, and
George Burns and
Gracie Allen. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide