Born in New York City; educated at Columbia University. During 1922 and 1923, he worked as a motion picture critic for the New York Daily News, until he was to the sports desk - where he became editor until he left the paper in 1938. In 1936, his story for WEDDING PRESENT was produced by Paramount. It starred Cary Grant as Charley Mason, an irresponsible reporter who becomes a hard-nosed city editor. But it costs him his girlfriend, ace reporter Rusty Fleming, played by Joan Blondell. A notable quote from the film: Marriage License Clerk: [Reviewing a marriage license] Do you solemly swear that the statements are?... Say! What's the matter with you? You've got the day of your birth down here August 4, 1934. That makes you two years old! Charlie: That's right. Next year I'll be eligible for the Kentucky Derby... and if you were marrying a girl like mine, you'd feel that young yourself! Some of Gallico's other notable story credits (either written by him or adapted from one of his other stories) include WILD MONEY (1937), NO TIME TO MARRY (1938), JOE SMITH, AMERICAN (1942), THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES (1942), THE CLOCK (1945), PEPPINO E VIOLETTA (1950), ASSIGNMENT: PARIS (1952), LILI (1953), MERRY ANDREW and NEXT TO NO TIME (both 1958), and THE BIG OPERATOR (1959). Gallico's novels and novellas provided the basis for several films: THE SMALL MIRACLE (1951), THE THREE LIVES OF THOMASINA (1964), THE POSEIDON ADVENTURE (1972), MATILDA (1978), and POSEIDON (2006). Gallico wrote extensively for television, beginning in 1953 with "Your Favorite Story." His stories and novels were the basis for several made-for-TV movies.  Nominated for Writing (Original Story) 1942: THE PRIDE OF THE YANKEES 1 nomination