Middleton, George, 1880-1967 - Social Networks and Archival Context (original) (raw)
Playwright, author, and copyright specialist.
From the description of George Middleton papers, 1872-1970 (bulk 1911-1958). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70980169
Biographical Note
- 1880, Oct. 27: Born, Paterson, New Jersey
- 1902: Graduated from Columbia University, New York, N.Y. First professional play, The Cavalier, produced
- 1903: Joined The Players, a club for representative members of the dramatic arts and other related professions
- 1911: Published Embers. New York: H. Holt and Co. (first volume of one-act plays) Married Fola La Follette
- 1913: Joined the Authors League of America Published Tradition. New York: H. Holt and Co.(second volume of one-act plays)
- 1915: Published Possession. New York: H. Holt and Co. (third volume of one-act plays) Produced Hit-the-Trail-Holliday, play coauthored with Guy Bolton, adapted by George M. Cohan
- 1917: Produced Polly with a Past, play coauthored with Guy Bolton
- 1919: Produced Adam and Eva, play coauthored with Guy Bolton
- 1920: Published Masks. New York: S. French., fourth volume of one-act plays
- 1922: Elected to the Dutch Treat Club
- 1927 -1929 : President, Dramatists Guild
- 1928: Represented Authors League at Congress of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers, Berlin, Germany
- 1929 -1931 : Associate producer and writer, Fox Film Corporation in Hollywood
- 1933: Published Hiss! Boom!! Blah!!! New York: S. French
- 1936: Published That Was Balzac. New York: Random House
- 1942 -1958 : Technical specialist in copyright law, Office of Alien Property, Justice Department
- 1947: Published autobiography, These Things Are Mine. New York: Macmillan Co.
- 1955: Turnabout in manuscript form the first American play copyrighted under the New Universal Copyright convention
- 1957: Sustained Superior Performance Award, Justice Department
- 1967, Dec. 23: Died, Washington, D.C.
From the guide to the George Middleton Papers, 1872-1970, (bulk 1911-1958), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
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| creatorOf | George Middleton papers, 1872-1970 (bulk 1911-1958) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | George Middleton papers | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Papers of Robert Graves: Correspondence (arranged by subject), 1915 to 1996 | St John's College, Oxford | |
| referencedIn | Samuel and Bella Spewack Papers, ca.1920-1980 | Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| creatorOf | Middleton, George, 1880-1967. Correspondence to Van Wyck Brooks, 1946. | University of Pennsylvania Library | |
| creatorOf | Middleton, George 1880-1967. [Miscellaneous plays]. | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | Spewack, Samuel and Bella. Papers, ca.1920-1980. | Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Middleton, George, 1880-1967. The cheat of pity : a play in one act, 1912. | University of Pennsylvania Library |
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