William James Hurlbut (1878 or July 13, 1883 – May 4, 1957)[1] was a playwright, screenwriter, and artist.[2][3]
He was the grandson of Stephen Augustus Hurlbut. His father served as mayor of Belvidere, Illinois and invented an "instantaneous camera". William Hurlbut was involved in local theater productions and graduated from Belvidere High School.[4] He traveled with his family to New York with a stop in Peru while the Panama Canal was being constructed.[4] In 1896 he was listed as a student at Washington University's School of Fine Arts.[5]
His plays had female leads.[4] One of his plays was about tenement life. Another was about a girlfriend from Europe coming to a town in America.[4]
He was sued for making alterations and subletting a New York City apartment.[6] He never married and had no children.[4]
Theater
edit- The Fighting Hope (1908),[7] produced by David Belasco
- The Writing on the Wall (1909), produced by Olga Nethersole[8][9]
- New York (1910)[4]
- The Strange Woman (1914)[10]
- Saturday to Monday (1917)[11]
- Bride of the Lamb (1926)[12]
- Engaged; A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts (1926)[13]
- On the Stars (1931)[14]
- Recessional (1931)[15]
- Lover for Two (1936), co-wrote[16]
- Trimmed in Scarlet
- Half a Husband; A Comedy in Four Acts[17]
- "Very Rich,";A Group Portrait Comedy[18]
- Lady Bridget
- A Lincolnshire Idyll[1]
- Lillies of the Field
Films
edit- The Fighting Hope (1915) based on his play
- The Dawn of Freedom (1916)
- The Writing in the Wall (1916)[19]
- The Strange Woman (1918)[20]
- Romance and Arabella (1919)
- Lillies on the Field (1924), based on his play
- The French Lady (1924)
- Lillies of the Field (1930), based on his play
- Good Sport (1931), screenplay
- Imitation of Life (1934 film) (1934), screenplay based on 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst
- Bride of Frankenstein (1935), co-wrote screenplay
- Adam Had Four Sons (1940), co-wrote screenplay adaptation of Charles Bonner's novel Legacy[21]
References
edit- ^ a b "Hurlbut, William J. (William James), 1883-1957 - Social Networks and Archival Context". snaccooperative.org.
- ^ "William J. Hurlbut (Writer) | Playbill".
- ^ "The Cosmopolitan". Schlicht & Field. September 17, 1902 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c d e f https://www.rhsil.org/uploads/2/6/4/3/26435469/2012_-_vol_50_-_no_1.pdf
- ^ A Catalogue of the Officers and Students of Washington University, for the Academic Year. The University. 1896.
- ^ "Supreme Court Appellate Division" – via Google Books.
- ^ Hurlbut, William James (1908). The Fighting Hope: A Play in Three Acts.
- ^ "OLGA NETHERSOLE APPEARS.; Produces "The Writing on the Wall," a New Play by Wm. J. Hurlbut". The New York Times. January 12, 1909.
- ^ "OLGA NETHERSOLE TO SAIL.; Coming to New York to Rehearse a New Play by W.J. Hurlburt". The New York Times. November 15, 1908.
- ^ The Strange Woman. Syndicate Publishing Company. 1914.
- ^ Hurlbut, William James (1917). "Saturday to Monday.".
- ^ Hurlbut, William James (September 17, 1926). "Bride of the Lamb". Boni and Liveright – via Google Books.
- ^ Hurlbut, William James (1926). Engaged: A Farcical Comedy in Three Acts.
- ^ On the Stairs: A Mystery Play in Three Acts. S. French. 1931.
- ^ Recessional. S. Rose. 1931.
- ^ Hurlbut, William James; MacGregor, Edgar J. (1936). Lover for Two: A Comedy with Music.
- ^ Hurlbut, William James. Half a Husband: A Comedy in Four Acts.
- ^ Hurlbut, William James. "Very Rich,": A Group Portrait; a Comedy.
- ^ "William J. Hurlbut". tcm.com.
- ^ "AFI|Catalog".
- ^ Hurlbut, William James; Blankfort, Michael (1940). Legacy: Screenplay.