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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