Eugene Walter (playwright)
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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
He was married to actress
Description
Artist and reporter Marguerite Martyn described Walter in 1910:
He is a man whose growth has not gone to length of limb or body. His incessant interest in life has taken him to many rough corners of the earth, so he is weather-toughened and looks as if he might be in excellent athletic training. He is small of stature and sturdy. He has a long upper lip and big eyes which he narrows and fixes upon something way off in the future. He is perfectly quiet, and you might think a little diffident — until he has something to say.[4]
She also interviewed him in 1911.[6]
Death
Walter died of cancer on September 26, 1941, in Hollywood, Los Angeles.[7] He was buried at the Los Angeles National Cemetery in Sawtelle.[8]
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 (1912)
- Just a Woman (1916)
- The Knife (1917) (aka The Assassin)
- Nancy Lee (1918)
- The Challenge (1919)
- The Man's Name (1921)
- Jealousy (1928), based on the French play Monsieur Lamberthier by Louis Verneuil
- Come Angel Band (1936)
Selected filmography
- Paid in Full, directed by Augustus Thomas (1914, based on the play Paid in Full)
- The Wolf, directed by Barry O'Neil (1914, based on the play The Wolf)
- The Easiest Way, directed by Albert Capellani (1917, based on the play The Easiest Way)
- Just a Woman, directed by Julius Steger (1918, based on the play Just a Woman)
- Paid in Full, directed by Émile Chautard (1919, based on the play Paid in Full)
- Just a Woman, directed by Irving Cummings (1925, based on the play Just a Woman)
- The Easiest Way, directed by Jack Conway (1931, based on the play The Easiest Way)
- No Other Woman, directed by J. Walter Ruben (1933, based on the play Just a Woman)
Screenwriter
- Love, Honor and Obey, directed by Leander de Cordova (1920)
- Mother Knows Best, directed by John G. Blystone (1928)
- Pardon My Gun, directed by Robert De Lacey (1930)
- Upper World, directed by Roy Del Ruth(1934, uncredited)
- Harold Young(1936)
References
- ^ "The easiest way; an American play concerning a peculiar phase of New York life, in four acts and four scenes". New York, Printed at the Goerck art press. 1908.
- ^ "Veteran Playwright, Eugene Walter, Dies". Lewiston Daily Sun. 1941-09-27. Retrieved 6 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Denies Reputed Marriage". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1930-09-22. Retrieved 7 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Eugene Walter, Playwright, Gives Marguerite Martyn New Ideas on Suffrage", Marguerite Martyn, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, June 27, 1910, Page 7
- ^ "Playwright and Mary Kissel Were Married in April, a Month After His Interlocutory Divorce". The New York Times. September 21, 1930. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ^ a b Marguerite Martyn, "Marguerite Martyn Interviews a Playwright Who Understands Modern Women 'Only Too Well,'" St. Louis Post-Dispatch, January 15, 1911, Editorial Section, Page 1
- ^ "Eugene Walter, Dramatist, Dies". Los Angeles Times. September 27, 1941. Retrieved 2009-02-02.
- ^ "Los Angeles National Cemetery". interment.net. Retrieved 15 September 2018.
External links
- Works by Eugene Walter at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Eugene Walter at Internet Archive
- Eugene Walter at IMDb
- Eugene Walter at the Internet Broadway Database
- Eugene Walter at Find a Grave
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