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. Plays Broadway plays The Misleading Lady (1913) The Ghost Breaker (1914) Miss Information (1915) The Last Laugh (1915) The Broken Wing (1920) Screenplays The Perils of Pauline (1914) The Exploits of Elaine (1914) The Ghost Breaker (1914) The New Adventures of J. Rufus Wallingford (1915) The Goddess (1915) Hearts of Three (1916; later novelized by Jack London) The Misleading Lady (1916) The Mysteries of Myra (1916) The Hidden Hand (1917) Patria (1917) The Lightning Raider (1919) The Hope Diamond Mystery (1921) The Broken Wing (1932) External links 1879 births 1951 deaths 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights American male screenwriters Writers from Portland, Maine Burials at Evergreen Cemetery (Portland, Maine) American male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American male writers Screenwriters from Maine 20th-century American screenwriters