Edward Everett Rose

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Edward Everett Rose (1862 - April 2, 1939) was an American playwright. He adapted a number of popular novels into plays, including Janice Meredith, Richard Carvel, David Harum, The Battle of the Strong, Alice of Old Vincennes, and The Rosary.

His numerous adaptions of best-selling novels to capitalize on their success were not necessarily intended to be productions of high quality. In response to his adaption of Alice of Old Vincennes in 1901, for example, it was said that "the mills of Edward E. Rose, dramatizer, are not like those of the famous proverb, for they grind rapidly and not exceeding fine."[1]

Rose was born in Stanstead, Quebec, and graduated from Chauncy Hall School in Boston in 1881, and studied for two years at Harvard University. He died in Fremont, Wisconsin on April 2, 1939, survived by his wife, actress Dorothy Stanton.

As his New York Times obituary pointed out, he should not be confused with British playwright Edward Rose (1849–1904), who dramatized The Prisoner of Zenda.[2]

Rue Edward Rose in Sherbrooke, Quebec is named for him.[3]

References

  1. ↑ (3 December 1901). Alice of Old Vicennes: Miss Harned Does Good Acting in an Ordinary Play, The New York Times
  2. ↑ (3 April 1939). EDWARD E. ROSE, 77, PLAYWRIGHT, IS DEAD; Dramatized 'Janice Meredith,' 'Richard Carvel,' 'David Harum', The New York Times
  3. ↑ (16 April 1997). The Date of the Rose, Stanstead Journal

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