Dudley Field Malone (1882 - 1950) was a lawyer and member of the Democratic Party who served as the collector of the Port of New York (1913-1917) and resigned to protest the failure of the Wilson Administration to advocate a Woman Suffrage Amendment. He served as Third Assistant Secretary for William Jennings Bryan when the Great Commoner was Secretary of State for Woodrow Wilson. 1882 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Events January January 5 - US Senator Estes Kefauver introduces a resolution calling for examination of organized crime in the USA January 6 - The United Kingdom recognizes the Peoples Republic of China. ... William Jennings Bryan, (March 19, 1860–July 26, 1925) born in Salem, Illinois, was a gifted orator and three-time United States presidential candidate. ... The United States Secretary of State is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with foreign affairs. ... Dr. Thomas Woodrow Wilson ( December 28, 1856 – February 3, 1924) was the 45th state Governor of New Jersey ( 1911- 1913) and later the 28th President of the United States ( 1913- 1921). ...

After that Malone was an international divorce lawyer. In 1925 Malone was one of the lawyers who defended John T. Scopes in the famous "Monkey Trial". Responding to Bryan's argument against admitting scientific testimony, Malone gave the greatest speech of the trial in defense of academic freedom. After the trial, Malone returned to his divorce business. Business declined, probably as a result of Malone's drinking problem, and in the 1930s Malone launched a new career as a dramatic actor, playing primarily bit roles most notably playing Winston Churchill in the film Mission to Moscow (1943). Divorce or dissolution of marriage is the ending of a marriage, which can be contrasted with an annulment which is a declaration that a marriage is void, though the effects of marriage may be recognized in such unions, such as spousal support, child custody and distribution of property. ... For information on the type of fish called Lawyer, see the article on Burbot. ... John Thomas Scopes (August 3, 1900–October 21, 1970), a biology teacher in Dayton, Tennessee at the age of 24, was charged on May 25, 1925 with violating Tennessees Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in Tennessee schools. ... Academic freedom is a widely used and championed phrase, but an often poorly defined concept with different meanings in different cultures and different contexts. ... Directed by Michael Curtiz with a screen play by Howard Koch based on the book by Ambassador Joseph E. Davies this 1943 film stands out as a unique example of pro-Soviet propaganda produced by the United States during World War II. Davies was the U.S. ambassador to the...

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