E. J. Rath
E. J. Rath | |
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| Born | 1885 (age 135–136) Mount Vernon, New York, U.S. |
| Died | January 28, 1922 (aged 36–37) Northwest, Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Other names | Edith Rathbone Jacobs Brainerd |
| Occupation | |
E.J. Rath is the pseudonym of writer Edith Rathbone Jacobs Brainerd (1885 - January 28, 1922) who was assisted with many of her writing projects by her husband Chauncey Corey Brainerd (April 16, 1874 - January 28, 1922), a Washington D.C. correspondent for the Brooklyn Daily Eagle. Several of her stories were adapted into plays and films.
Life and work[]
She was from Mount Vernon, New York.[1]
Brainerd was her second husband. They married June 4, 1903.[2]
The story "The Heroism of Mr. Peglow" was published in Everybody's Magazine in December 1907.[3]
The couple were killed along with almost 200 others when the roof of the Knickerbocker Theatre in Washington D.C. collapsed under the weight of heavy snow. The event became known as the Knickerbocker Storm and occurred January 27–28, 1922. Politicians, officials, and fellow newspaper reporters paid tribute. He had attended the Peace Conference in Europe.
The Brooklyn Daily Eagle published a 36-page tribute.[4]
Her book, The Nervous Wreck, was made into the movie in 1926, starring Harrison Ford and Phyllis Haver.[5]
Works[]
- "The Heroism of Mr. Peglow." Busy Man's Magazine, 115–124 (1907)[6]
- The Sixth Speed (1908)
- Too Much Efficiency (1917)
- Elope if You Must (1922)
- Gas Drive In
- Good References
- Mister 44
- Once Again (1929)
- Sam, adapted into the film The River of Romance (1916 film)
- The Brains Of the Family
- The Dark Chapter[7]
- The Flying Courtship
- The Nervous Wreck
- The Sky's the Limit
- Too Much Efficiency
- When the Devil Was Sick (1926)
- Something for Nothing[4]
- The Mantle of Silence, illustrated by George W. Gage
Filmography[]
- Mister 44 (1916)
- The River of Romance (1916 film)
- Good References (1920), based on the novel of the same name by E.J. Rath
- (1926),[8] an adaptation of her story of the same name
- Too Many Crooks (1927 film)
- Clear the Decks (1929)[9]
- Whoopee! (film) (1930)
- What a Man (1930 film)
- Fast Life (1932 film)
- Merrily We Live (1938), based on the 1924 novel The Dark Chapter: A Comedy of Class Distinctions by E.J. Rath and the 1926 Broadway adaptation They All Want Something
References[]
- ^ "Death of Strayer and Brainerd". The Cincinnati Enquirer. January 30, 1922. p. 11 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson (December 2, 1920). "Who's who in America". A.N. Marquis – via Google Books.
- ^ Rath, E. J. "The Heroism of Mr. Peglow | Maclean's | DECEMBER, 1907". Maclean's | The Complete Archive.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Rath, E. J. [WorldCat Identities]".
- ^ "The Nervous Wreck by E. J. RATH on Yesterday's Gallery and Babylon Revisited Rare Books". Yesterday's Gallery and Babylon Revisited Rare Books. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ Rath, E. J. "The Heroism of Mr. Peglow | Maclean's | DECEMBER, 1907". Maclean's | The Complete Archive. Retrieved January 5, 2020.
- ^ "E. J. Rath". Playbill.
- ^ "E. J. Rath – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
- ^ "E.J. Rath". BFI.
External links[]
- 1885 births
- 1922 deaths
- 20th-century American novelists
- 20th-century American screenwriters
- 20th-century American women writers
- American women novelists
- American women screenwriters
- Novelists from New York (state)
- Pseudonymous women writers
- Screenwriters from New York (state)
- Writers from Mount Vernon, New York
- 20th-century pseudonymous writers