Charles Goddard (playwright)
Charles William Goddard (November 26, 1879 – January 11, 1951) was an American playwright and screenwriter.
Goddard began writing Broadway plays before turning to film, adapting a number of his stage works to film. He wrote the script for the Pathé Freres film The Exploits of Elaine, which has been selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry.
He was born in Portland, Maine and died in Miami, Florida. He is interred in Evergreen Cemetery in Portland, Maine.
