Thompson Buchanan

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]

Buchanan died in Louisville, Kentucky on October 15, 1937, suffering a heart attack during a trip to visit family.^[5]

Selected Bibliography

• The Castle Comedy (1904 novel)^[6]
• Judith Triumphant (1905 novel)^[7]
• The Intruder (1908 play)^[8]
• A Woman's Way (1909 play)
• The Cub (1910 play)^[9]
• The Rack (1911 play)^[10]
• Life (1914 play)^[11]
• Civilian Clothes (1919 play)

References

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. (16 October 1937). Thompson Buchanan, Long a Playwright, The New York Times
6. (24 September 1904). The Love of a Willful Maid, The New York Times
7. (29 April 1905). The Triumph of Judea (review), The New York Times
8. (10 April 1908). "The Intruder" Deals With Divorce Theme, The New York Times
9. (2 November 1910). "The Cub" Satirizes Feuds in Kentucky, The New York Times
10. (16 September 1911). Slow Torture at the Playhouse, The New York Times
11. (1 November 1914). Life Behind the Scenes A Serious Proposition, The New York Times

External links

• Thompson Buchanan on Internet Broadway Database
• Thompson Buchanan at the Internet Movie Database