Works of Harold MacGrath

The name Boris Karlov was used from MacGrath's book for the Broadway play, but by with actor Boris Karloff using the similar-sounding variation, the character for the film version was renamed Gregor Karlov. Harold MacGrath's success made him a wealthy man and, although he traveled the world extensively, Syracuse, New York, was his home, and it was there during that he built an English country-style mansion renowned for its landscaped gardens. In an article in the April 23, , issue of The Saturday Evening Post with the title "The Short Autobiography of a Deaf Man", MacGrath told the public how he had struggled early in life as a result of a hearing impairment.

At a time in history when deaf people were typically considered as lacking intellectual acuity, he had concealed this from his employer and others.

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Harold MacGrath died at his home in Syracuse a few months after the article was published. Hundreds of people passed by the author's bier as his body lay in state in St. Hadley, rector of St. Paul's, officiated at the church service. Harold MacGrath September 4, — October 30, was a bestselling American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.

Several of MacGrath's novels were serialized in these magazines and contr It is typically pronounced identically to the related surname McGraw in English-speaking countries. Notable people with the surname include: Both his father and his grandfather were artists.

In , he moved back to New York and began his career as a newspaper and magazine illustrator. Pidgin Island is a American silent romantic drama film directed by Fred J. It is based on the novel of the same name by Harold MacGrath. The film was released by Metro Pictures on December 25, Retrieved 20 May In the story, Horace Wadsworth played by Guy Oliver , one of a gang of criminals also planning a bank robbery in New York, steals the titular prayer rug from its Baghdad mosque.

He sells the carpet to antique dealer George Jones Wheeler Oakman to fund the robbery scheme. But the theft places both men and Fortune Chedsoye Kathlyn Williams , the innocent daughter of another conspirator, in danger from the carpet's guardian. Marketing for the film included a media tour of part of the set and an invitation-only screening sponsored by the publisher of MacGrath's book. The Carpet from Bagdad was released on May 3, to mostly positive reviews. Many praised the tinted desert scenes and realistic Middle East imagery, although some felt the scenery overshadowed the characters.

The film is now mostly lost, although one badly damaged reel was salvaged from the RMS Lusita This is a list of bestselling novels in the United States in the s, as determined by Publishers Weekly.

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The list features the most popular novels of each year from through The standards set for inclusion in the lists — which, for example, led to the exclusion of the novels in the Harry Potter series from the lists for the s and s — are currently unknown. For —, the lists were compiled from the New York Bookman, which is one of the only comprehensive sources. In , MacGrath made visits to Italy, and his impressions from those trips inspired the novel. The story opens with a jump--literally. A young New Yorker, rich, of course, hears from his window on a night of fog and mist a woman's voice singing divinely.

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He falls in love with it head over heels and he falls downstairs in about the same way, he is such a hurry to see the singer. But by the time her reaches the street, lo! Late on, this young, adventurous Mr. Hillard again meets the young, adventurous singer under most mystifying circumstances. They dine together, but she comes in mask. What the voice has begun, the masks puts the finishing touches to. From then on Hillard is full forty fathoms deep in love and curiosity.

An adventure serial filmed in Chicago, Illinois, its thirteen episodes were directed by Francis J. Harold MacGrath's novel of the same title was released a few days later in January , so as to be in book stores at the same time as the serial was playing in theaters. The Adventures of Kathlyn was the second serial ever made by an American film studio, and is considered to be the first of the cliffhanger serials that became enormously popular during the next decade.

The success of the serial spawned a feature-length film of the same title with basically the same crew and cast. Production The serial came about due to a newspaper circulation war in Chicago that forced the Chicago Tribune to use more sensationalism. William Selig, noting the popularity of serial fiction A debutante or deb from French: Originally, the term meant the woman was old enough to be married, and part of the purpose of her coming out was to display her to eligible bachelors and their families with a view to marriage within a select circle.

The girls who take part are in either Year 10, 11 or 12 at high school i. The event is often used as a fund-raiser for local charities. The Australian debutante wears a white or pale-coloured gown similar t This is a partial list of fictional countries in Europe A Adjikistan: Islamic state consisting of the former Germany and the Low Countries.

Island nation located in Mediterranean, from the role playing game Over the Edge. A Land of Carnivals, Cocktails and Coups. European kingdom from the film My Pal, the King Balkanic kingdom in the Bernie Rhodenbarr novel The Burgl The Goose Girl is a German fairy tale collected by the brothers Grimm. The Goose Girl may also refer to: The Drums of Jeopardy may refer to: Carpenter as Russian ambassador Jane Darwell as Mrs. Johnston as Count Karloff as J. Raleigh James Neill as Col. The Man on the Box". The film stars James Kirkwood Sr. The film was released on January 5, , by Realart Pictures Corporation.

External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to The film was released by Warner Bros. Lampton Theodore Lorch as Mr. Gerrard as Count Karaloff Henry A. Barrows as Warburton Sr. Carpenter and John Abraham. The film was released on July 29, , by Paramount Pictures. The New York Times. Retrieved 23 December Thomas Mitchell Peirce born April 5, was an American artist.

In he married Harriet May Neal. Since the second edition, published in , The Goose Girl has been recorded as tale no. Synopsis A widowed queen sends her daughter to her bridegroom in a faraway land. She sends her with a waiting maid. The princess's horse is named Falada, and he is magic so he can speak. The princess is given a special charm by her mother that will protect her as long as she wears it.

The princess and her servant travel for a time, then the princess grows thirsty. She asks the maid to go and fet This is an incomplete list of notable deaf people. Important Deaf figures in Deaf history Chuck Baird, — , American painter and performer, one of the founding members of the De'Via Deaf art movement Ferdinand Berthier, French intellectual, published several articles, first deaf person to receive the French Legion of Honour, founder of world's first deaf organization Julia Brace — , early American deaf-blind student at the Hartford School for the Deaf John Brewster Jr.

Samuel Howe at the Perkins School for the Blind Teresa de Cartagena, Spanish conversa nun and mystic author of the 15th century who became deaf in later life. The first mystic author in Spanish. It is presumed lost. Baby Florence is left at a boarding school with a note and half a bracelet instructing that her father will come to take her back upon her eighteenth birthday.

Hargreaves, here played by Alfred Norton, is chased by the Black Hundred, but he receives a note and money before attempting to escape by balloon on the top of a building.

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The balloon is shot down and the first chapter ends. Lewis Christopher Edward Baumer August 8, — October 25, [1] was an English caricaturist who worked for more than fifty years for the British magazine Punch. His first drawings appeared in the Pall Mall magazine in ; in , his first cartoon in Punch appeared. Books illustrated by Lewis Baumer include: Fisher Unwin, Arms and The Woman: This is a list of novelists from the United States, listed with titles of a major work for each. This is not intended to be a list of every American born U.

For the purposes of this article, novel is defined as an extended work of fiction. This definition is loosely interpreted to include novellas, novelettes, and books of interconnected short stories. Novelists on this list have achieved a notability that exceeds merely having been published. The writers on the current list fall into one or more of the following categories: All American novelists who have articles in Wikipedia should be on this list, and even if they do not clearly meet any other criteria they should not be removed until the article itself is removed.

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Winner of a major literary prize, even if the winning work was a story collection rather than a novel: This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in Flint and Frederic Manning; peacock is on the menu. February 4 — A staging of George A. As a movie actress, at one time, Clark was second only to Mary Pickford in popularity. She had an older sister, Cora, and an older brother named Clifton. Clark's mother Helen died on January 21, Her father worked in his self-owned successful haberdashery located in downtown Cincinnati before his death on December 29, Following the death, Clark's sister Cora was appointed her legal guardian and removed her from public school to further her education at Ursuline Academy.

The film was released on September 19, , by Fox Film Corporation. External links Womanpower on IMDb Silk Stockings is a Metrocolor Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer CinemaScope musical film adaptation of the stage musical of the same name,[2] which itself was an adaptation of the film Ninotchka The number ends with Astaire symbolically smashing his top hat, considered one of his trademarks, signaling his retirement from movie musicals, which he announced following the film's release.

A copy of the film is in the Museum of Modern Art and in other film collections. Upon meeting some Americans who are about to go home in a private yacht, he joins them. Fearing that Richard is a secret service operative, the owner of the yacht, who is smuggling diamonds into the United States, withdraws the invitation. Friends, however, smuggle him aboard and, when the owner discovers him, he is put to work shoveling coal in the boiler room. This is a list of fiction works that have been made into feature films.

The title of the work and the year it was published are both followed by the work's author, the title of the film, and the year of the film. If a film has an alternate title based on geographical distribution, the title listed will be that of the widest distribution area. This literature-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it.

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This film-related list is incomplete; you can help by expanding it. The plot concerns con man Harold Hill, who poses as a boys' band organizer and leader and sells band instruments and uniforms to naive Midwestern townsfolk, promising to train the members of the new band. Harold is no musician, however, and plans to skip town without giving any music lessons.

Prim librarian and piano teacher Marian sees through him, but when Harold helps her younger brother overcome his lisp and social awkwardness, Marian begins to fall in love. Harold risks being caught to win her. In , the show became a hit on Broadway, winning five Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and running for 1, performances.

The show's success led to revivals, including a long-running Broadway revival, a popular film adaptation and a television adapt It is the second film adaption of Harold McGrath's novel of the same name. Plot A mad scientist seeks revenge against those he holds responsible for his daughter's death.

Cast Warner Oland as Dr. In his review he wrote, "Despite the poor quality of its print, this PRC film This is a list of third party performances in United States elections. In the United States it is rare for third party and independent candidates, other than those of the six parties which have succeeded as major parties Federalist Party, Democratic-Republican Party, National Republican Party, Democratic Party, Whig Party, Republican Party , to take large shares of the vote in elections. In the 58 presidential elections since , third party or independent candidates have won at least 5. Occasionally, a third party becomes one of the two major parties through a presidential election the last time it happened was in , when the Republicans supplanted the Whigs, who had withered and endorsed the ticket of the American Party: McGraw or MacGraw is a surname, and may refer to: Chariots of Fire is a British historical drama film.

It tells the fact-based story of two athletes in the Olympics: The film is also notable for its memorable electronic theme tune by Vangelis, who won the Academy Award for Best Original Score. The film's title was inspired by the line, "Bring me my chariot of fire," from the William Blake poem adapted into the popular British hymn "Jeru MacArthur Foundation typically to between 20 and 30 individuals, working in any field, who have shown "extraordinary originality and dedication in their creative pursuits and a marked capacity for self-direction" and are citizens or residents of the United States.

Since , people have been named MacArthur Fellows,[3] ranging in age from 18 to Canadian Harness Horse of the Year is an annual award in the sport of harness racing in Canada. It is the most prestigious Canadian award among those given to a Standardbred horse. All Canadian race secretaries and track publicists also participate in the voting," and that "The voters' list is vigorously scrutinized each year with names added and deleted when necessary. This is a general list of musicals, including Broadway musicals, West End musicals, and musicals that premiered in other places, as well as film musicals, whose titles fall into the A-L alphabetic range.

Please see List of musicals: M to Z for additional titles. See also List of notable musical theatre productions, List of operettas, List of Bollywood films, List of rock musicals. As a young man, he worked as a reporter and columnist on the Syracuse Herald newspaper until the late s when he published his first novel, a ro When Howard Spurlock stole money from his uncle, he fled to the South Seas to escape imprisonment. When got there, he found himself drinking day and night to deal with the guilt of his circumstance -- he drank himself so ill, in fact, that he needed Harold MacGrath September 4, - October 30, was a bestselling American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.

In , Harold MacGrath became one of the first nationally-known authors to write directly for the movies when he was h This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available a Lost treasure, buried by early admirers of Napoleon Bonaparte, is at the center of this incredible adventure.

In the dense fog of London, Kitty Killigrew hears a clandestine conversation before her sapphire necklace is stolen by a wily young man. It is up to Detective Haggerty to find the culprit. But as he gets closer and closer to the thief, things become View on the Mobile Site. Lonergan General Fiction Dec The Carpet from Bagdad Action Adventure Oct This collection of literature attempts to compile many of the classic works that have stood the test of time and offer them at a reduced, affordable price, in an attractive volume so that everyone can enjoy them Action Adventure Aug Harold MacGrath was a bestselling American novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.

Hearts and Masks General Fiction Mar Enchantment General Fiction May Grey Cloak Historical Feb Man On The Box General Fiction Feb A gay romance of Washington today, carried off with admirable dash and spirit, and with just enough tragedy to give point to the comic touch. Pidgin Island Mystery Feb