Gouverneur Morris IV (1876–1953) was an American author of pulp novels and short stories during the early 20th century.
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Born | Gouverneur Morris IV 1876 |
Died | 1953 (aged 76–77) |
Nationality | American |
Education | Yale University |
Occupation | Writer |
Known for | The Man Who Played God (1932) The Ace of Hearts (1921) The Penalty (1920) |
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Biography
editGouverneur Morris IV was born in 1876 and was a great-grandson of American Founding Father Gouverneur Morris. He graduated from Yale University, where he wrote for campus humor magazine The Yale Record.[1]
Publications
editMorris wrote several novels. His numerous short stories were first published in magazines, notably Cosmopolitan, Collier's, The Saturday Evening Post, Metropolitan, The Smart Set, and Harper's Bazaar,[2] and many were collected in book form.
Film and music
editAmerican composer Carolne Holme Walker (1863-1955) used Morris’ text for her song “Your Kiss.”[3]
Several of his works were adapted into films, including The Penalty (1920) with Lon Chaney, Sr.[4][5][6]
Other film adaptions of his novels include:[7]
- The Jungle Princess (1936) with screenwriter Cyril Hume, starring Dorothy Lamour in her film debut
- East of Java (1935) with screenwriter James Ashmore Creelman, starring Frank Albertson and Charles Bickford
- The Man Who Played God (1932), starring George Arliss and Bette Davis
- The Man Who Played God (1922), starring George Arliss and Ann Forrest
- The Ace of Hearts (1921) directed by Wallace Worsley and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.
- A Tale of Two Worlds (1921), directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Wallace Beery
- Behind the Door (1919), starring Wallace Beery
Partial bibliography
edit- Tom Beauling (1901)
- Aladdin O'Brien (1902)
- The Pagan's Progress (1904)
- Ellen and Mr. Man (1904)
- The Footprint and Other Stories (1908)
- Putting on the Screws (1909)
- The Spread Eagle and Other Stories (1910)
- The Voice in the Rice (1910)
- Yellow Men and Gold (1911)
- It, and Other Stories (1912)
- If You Touch Them They Vanish (1913)
- The Penalty (1913)
- The Incandescent Lily and Other Stories (1914)
- The Goddess (1915)
- When My Ship Comes In (1915)
- The Seven Darlings (1915)
- We Three (1916)
- His Daughter (1919)
- The Wild Goose (1919)
- Keeping the Peace (1924)
- Tiger Island (1934)
References
edit- ^ The Editor: The Journal of Information for Literary Workers. Ridgewood, NJ: The Editor Company. March 24th, 1917. p. 13.
- ^ "The FictionMags Index", s.v.
- ^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1907.
- ^ "Browse By Author: M – Project Gutenberg". Gutenberg.org. 1916-07-01. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ^ "Gouverneur Morris". Imdb.com. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
- ^ (15 August 1953). Gouverneur Morris, 77, Noted Novelist, Is Dead, St. Joseph News-Press (Associated Press story)
- ^ "Gouverneur Morris (1876–1953)". imdb.com. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
External links
edit- Works by Gouverneur Morris at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Gouverneur Morris at the Internet Archive
- Works by Gouverneur Morris at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
- Gouverneur Morris at the Internet Broadway Database
- Gouverneur Morris at IMDb