←Author Index: Ma Donald Robert Perry Marquis
(1878–1937)
Pen name Don Marquis. American poet, artist, newspaper columnist, humorist, playwright and author. Remembered best for creating the characters "Archy and Mehitabel," a cockroach and an alley cat, supposed authors of humorous verse. During his lifetime he was equally famous for creating another fictitious character, "the Old Soak."

Works

Short works from magazines


Some or all works by this author are in the public domain in the United States because they were published before January 1, 1924.

The author died in 1937, so works by this author are also in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 80 years or less. Works by this author may also be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works.

 
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