Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 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. |