Fred Marsden
Fred Marsden (1842– May 19, 1888) was an American playwright.[1]
Life and career
Born William A. Silver in
farces; usually writing for the specific talents of well known performers of the second half of the 19th century. For Lotta Crabtree he wrote the plays Zip (1874),[2] Musette (1876),[2] and Bob (188?)[3] and for the actress Annie Pixley he wrote Zara (1883) and Elly (1885).[1] For the Irish comedian Joseph Murphy he wrote Cheek (1883) and Humbug (1886), and for William J. Scanlan he wrote the farce The Irish Minstrel (1886).[2]
Marsden committed suicide on May 19, 1888 at his home in Manhattan following a quarrel with his daughter.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e "LEAVING THE KNOWABLE; FRED MARSDEN TAKES HIS OWN LIFE. UNABLE TO BEAR HIS DAUGHTER'S MISDEEDS THE PLAYWRIGHT BREAKS A "CONTRACT" WITH NATURE". The New York Times. May 20, 1888. p. 2.
- ^ ISBN 9780195169867.
- The Standard Union. September 10, 1887. p. 3.