Forrest Crissey

Forrest Crissey (Born June 1, 1864, Stockton, New York, Died November 5, 1943, Geneva, Illinois), was a prolific early twentieth-century American writer of books and articles. His most famous work was Tattlings of a Retired Politician, a 1904 book which entails the humorous but fictional letters of William Bradley.^[1]

Other notable works included The story of foods, 1917; Where Opportunity Knocks Twice, 1914; The Romance of Moving Money (Brink's, Inc.), 1934; Alexander Legge 1866-1933, 1936; stories and articles in The Saturday Evening Post. From 1901 to 1934 he was on their staff while also writing other books, articles, and biographical information of various types.

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Was married to Kate Darling Shurtleff (13 July 1887 - 1943) until his death. They had one child together. A forebear of the film producer JC Crissey.

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Wikisource has original works written by or about: Forrest Crissey

• Forrest Crissey at the Harpers Magazine
• Forrest Crissey at the Internet Archive