Eugene Walter (playwright)
| Eugene Walter | |
|---|---|
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| Born |
November 27, 1874 Cleveland |
| Died |
September 26, 1941 (aged 66) Hollywood |
| Resting place | Los Angeles National Cemetery, Los Angeles County California |
| Spouse(s) | Charlotte Walker (1908–1923) |
Eugene Walter (November 27, 1874 – 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 Flag Station (1905)
- The Undertow (1907)
- Paid in Full (1908)
- The Real Issue (1908)
- The Wolf (1908)
- The Easiest Way (1909)
- Boots and Saddles (1909)
- Just a Wife (1910)
- The Assassin (1911)
- 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
- ↑ http://archive.org/details/easiestwayameric00walt
- ↑ "Veteran Playwright, Eugene Walter, Dies". Lewiston Daily Sun. 1941-09-27. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ↑ "Denies Reputed Mariage". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1930-09-22. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "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
- ↑ "Eugene Walter". findagrave.com. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
External links
- Works by Eugene Walter at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Eugene Walter at Internet Archive
- Eugene Walter at the Internet Movie Database
- Eugene Walter at the Internet Broadway Database
- Eugene Walter at Find a Grave
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