Eugene Walter (playwright)

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Eugene Walter
Born (1874-11-27)November 27, 1874
Cleveland
Died September 26, 1941(1941-09-26) (aged 66)
Hollywood
Spouse(s) Charlotte Walker

Eugene Walter (November 27, 1874 - d. September 26, 1941) was a playwright. He was the author of the hit play The Easiest Way.[1]

Biography

He was born on November 27, 1874 in Cleveland.

He Served in the 1st Ohio Cavalry as a Private and was a veteran of the Spanish-American War.[2]

He was married to actress Charlotte Walker in 1908 in Cincinnati, but the marriage ended in divorce in October 1923,[3] when he secretly married Mary Kissel in Mexico. She was a New York artists' model.[4]

He died on September 26, 1941 of cancer in Hollywood[5] and was buried at the Los Angeles National Cemetery[6]

Plays

  • Sergeant James (1901), later called Boots and Saddles (1909)
  • The Undertow (1907)
  • Paid in Full (1908)
  • The Wolf (1908)
  • The Easiest Way (1909)
  • Just a Wife (1910)
  • The Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1912), adapted from the novel of the same name
  • Fine Feathers (1913)
  • Just a Woman (1916)
  • The Knife (1917) (aka The Assassin)
  • Nancy Lee (1918)
  • The Challenge (1919)
  • The Man's Name (1921)
  • Jealousy (1921)
  • Come Angel Band (1936)

References

  1. ↑ http://archive.org/details/easiestwayameric00walt
  2. ↑ "Veteran Playwright, Eugene Walter, Dies". Lewiston Daily Sun. 1941-09-27. Retrieved 6 May 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Denies Reputed Mariage". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1930-09-22. Retrieved 7 May 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Playwright and Mary Kissel Were Married in April, a Month After His Interlocutory Divorce.". New York Times. September 21, 1930. Retrieved 2009-02-02. "Examination of Mexican marriage records at Mexicali, Lower California, today confirmed Los Angeles reports that Eugene Walter, playwright, married Mary Kissel, New York artists' model, on April 26." 
  5. ↑ "Eugene Walter, Dramatist, Dies". Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1941. Retrieved 2009-02-02. "Author of 'Paid in Full' and Many Other Plays Succumbs in Hollywood" 
  6. ↑ "Eugene Walter". findagrave.com. Retrieved 6 May 2013. 

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