[2] Don Mullally was born in Saint Louis, Missouri into a family of actors.
[3] He worked as performer in vaudeville and on the legitimate stage prior to his career as a playwright and director in New York City.
[3] The work was initially scheduled to premiere Off-Broadway at the Cherry Lane Theatre, but a chance meeting between Roy Walling and Broadway producer A. H. Woods led to the latter attending rehearsals and deciding to produce the play on Broadway instead.
[3] The play was a tremendous success for the dramatic actress Lillian Foster (died 1949), and the role launched her career.
[2] In July 1932, Mullally left New York City for California to pursue a career as a contracted scriptwriter for Warner Brothers.