Edward Locke

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Edward Locke (1869–1945) was an American playwright born in England.

He became a theatre and vaudeville actor while still in his teens. He wrote some vaudeville sketches and plays, the most successful of which was The Climax, which has been filmed twice, though one version bore little resemblance to the play. The Case of Becky was also the subject of a movie.

Works

Fighting Fate (1905)
The Climax (1909)
The Case of Becky (1912)^[1]
The Silver Wedding (1913)
The Revolt (1915)
The Dancer (1919)^[2]
The Woman Who Laughed (1922)
Mike Angelo (1923)
The Love Call (1927)
57 Bowery (1928)

References

↑ Review in the New York Times
↑ Critique by Alexander Woollcott

External links

IBDb: List of Locke's plays and production history

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