George Bronson Howard
Illustration — George Bronson Howard George Bronson-Howard (January 7, 1884 – November 20, 1922) was an American writer. Several of his works were made into films. Some of Bronson's books were adorned by artwork on the frontispiece and some were illustrated by artists including Paul Stahr and Arthur Covey.
Also recorded as George Bronson-Howard · George Fitzalan Bronson-Howard · G. Bronson Howard · G. Bronson-Howard
George Bronson Howard
The Moving Picture Weekly, February 17, 1917 · Public domain
- Born
- 1884. · Arbutus.
- Died
- 1922. · Los Angeles.
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- journalist, screenwriter, lyricist, novelist, playwright, writer and director.
- Languages
- English.
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He is also credited with lyrics and as a writer of several Broadway plays including Snobs (1911). Snobs was made into a film in 1915. He featured a spy character named Yorke Norroy in a series of works appearing in serial form in magazines and books. Bronson's death in Los Angeles, California by apparent suicide was on November 20, 1922.
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George Bronson Howard (7 January 1884 – 20 November 1922) is described as a writer in the authority records of the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek. George Bronson Howard was born on 7 January 1884 and died on 20 November 1922.
• Snobs (1915 film) • The Social Pirates (1916) • The Perils of the Secret Service (1917), director • God's Man (1917) • Don't Shoot (1922) • Borrowed Finery (1925) • The Man from Headquarters (1928), wrote the novel
Author George Bronson Howard
The Washington Times. (Washington [D.C.]), 21 Jan. 1923. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
George Bronson Howard, portrait
Audubon County Journal. (Exira, Iowa), 13 Jan. 1916. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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- 1.George Bronson-Howard. Playbill.
- 2.Johnston, Alva. The Legendary Mizners. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. 2003-06-25. 9781466807983.
- 3.Smith, Geoffrey D. American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography. Cambridge University Press. 84. August 13, 1997. 9780521434690.
- 4.Snobs – Broadway Play – Original IBDB. www.ibdb.com.
- 5.George Bronson Howard. BFI.
- 6.- Spy Guys And Gals. spyguysandgals.com.
- 7.Not credited. GEORGE B. HOWARD BELIEVED A SUICIDE; Author Is Found Dead in Los Angeles Apartment With Gas Turned On. DESPONDENT AFTER WAR He Had Written Several Novels, a Play and a Film Story – Knew Poverty and the Police. The New York Times. November 21, 1922.
- 8.Bronson-Howard, George. Norroy, Diplomatic Agent. Saalfield Publishing Company. January 31, 1907.
- 9.Bronson-Howard, George. Slaves of the Lamp: Being the Adventures of Yorke Norroy in His Quest of the Four Jade Plates : a Manhattan Nights' Entertainment. W.J. Watt. January 31, 1917.
- 10.Bronson-Howard, George. Birds of Prey: Being Pages from the Book of Broadway. W.J. Watt Publishers. January 31, 1918.
- 11.Bronson-Howard, George. The Devil's Chaplain. W.J. Watt. January 31, 1922.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 9
- Bronson-Howard, George. Norroy, Diplomatic Agent. Saalfield Publishing Company. January 31, 1907.
- Scars on the Southern Seas, a romance, B. W. Dodge & Company 1907
- The Red Light of Mars or A Day in the Life of the Devil, published by Mitchell Kennerley, New York, 1913
- God's Man, 1915
- Bronson-Howard, George. Slaves of the Lamp: Being the Adventures of Yorke Norroy in His Quest of the Four Jade Plates : a Manhattan Nights' Entertainment. W.J. Watt. January 31, 1917.
- Bronson-Howard, George. Birds of Prey: Being Pages from the Book of Broadway. W.J. Watt Publishers. January 31, 1918.
- An enemy to society: a romance of yesterday and today, illustrated by Arthur S. Covey, Doubleday 1911
- The devil's book: being the full account of how the Book of the Betrayers came into the hands of Yorke Norroy, secret agent of the Department of State, frontispiece by Paul Stahr, W. J. Watt & Company 1920
- Bronson-Howard, George. The Devil's Chaplain. W.J. Watt. January 31, 1922.
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