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Thompson Buchanan

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Thompson Buchanan (June 21, 1877 - October 15, 1937) was an American writer. While a journalist he began writing novels, and then turned to plays, with 1909's A Woman's Way starring Grace George being his first hit. He began writing for movies in 1916, and also wrote radio sketches.[1][2]

Buchanan was married twice. First to Katharine Winterbotham[3] from 1915-1927, and then actress Joan Lowell from 1927-1929.[4] When Winterbotham married a man from India, Kumar Jehan Seesodia-Warliker, Buchanan successfully sued for custody of their son on the grounds that Seesodia-Warliker was not white.[5]

Buchanan died in Louisville, Kentucky on October 15, 1937, suffering a heart attack during a trip to visit family.[6]

Selected bibliography

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  • The Castle Comedy (1904 novel)[7]
  • Judith Triumphant (1905 novel)[8]
  • The Intruder (1908 play)[9]
  • A Woman's Way (1909 play)
  • The Cub (1910 play)[10]
  • The Rack (1911 play)[11]
  • Life (1914 play)[12]
  • Civilian Clothes (1919 play)
  • The Sporting Thing To Do (1922 play)

References

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  1. ^ The Papers of Will Rogers, p. 195 (2005)
  2. ^ Eaton, Walter Prichard. Introduction to A Woman's Way (1915)
  3. ^ (4 June 1915). Thompson Buchahan Weds, The New York Times
  4. ^ Evelyn Brent: The Life and Films of Hollywood's Lady Crook, p. 138 (2009)
  5. ^ "National Affairs: Custody". Time. Jul 10, 1933.
  6. ^ (16 October 1937). Thompson Buchanan, Long a Playwright, The New York Times
  7. ^ (24 September 1904). The Love of a Willful Maid, The New York Times
  8. ^ (29 April 1905). The Triumph of Judea (review), The New York Times
  9. ^ (10 April 1908). "The Intruder" Deals With Divorce Theme, The New York Times
  10. ^ (2 November 1910). "The Cub" Satirizes Feuds in Kentucky, The New York Times
  11. ^ (16 September 1911). Slow Torture at the Playhouse, The New York Times
  12. ^ (1 November 1914). Life Behind the Scenes A Serious Proposition, The New York Times
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