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Gouverneur Morris
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Gouverneur Morris IV
1876 |
| Died | 1953 (aged 76–77) |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Yale University |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | The Man Who Played God (1932) The Ace of Hearts (1921) The Penalty (1920) |
Gouverneur Morris IV (1876–1953) was an American author of pulp novels and short stories during the early 20th century.
Biography
Gouverneur Morris IV was born in 1876 and was a great-grandson of American Founding Father Gouverneur Morris. He graduated from Yale University, where he wrote for campus humor magazine The Yale Record.
Film and Music
Lon Chaney, Sr. in The Penalty (1920), based on The Penalty (1913) by Gouverneur Morris
American composer Carolne Holme Walker (1863-1955) used Morris’ text for her song “Your Kiss.”
Several of his works were adapted into films, including The Penalty (1920) with Lon Chaney, Sr.
Other film adaptions of his novels include:
- The Jungle Princess (1936) with screenwriter Cyril Hume, starring Dorothy Lamour in her film debut
- East of Java (1935) with screenwriter James Ashmore Creelman, starring Frank Albertson and Charles Bickford
- The Man Who Played God (1932), starring George Arliss and Bette Davis
- The Man Who Played God (1922), starring George Arliss and Ann Forrest
- The Ace of Hearts (1921) directed by Wallace Worsley and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.
- A Tale of Two Worlds (1921), directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Wallace Beery
- Behind the Door (1919), starring Wallace Beery
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