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.

Buchanan was married twice. First to Katharine Winterbotham from 1915-1927, and then actress Joan Lowell from 1927-1929. When Winterbotham married a man from India, Kumar Jehan Seesodia-Warliker, Buchanan successfully sued for custody of their son on the grounds that Seesodia-Warliker was not white.

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

Selected bibliography

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. ↑ "National Affairs: Custody". Time. July 10, 1933.
  6. ↑ (16 October 1937). Thompson Buchanan, Long a Playwright, The New York Times
  7. ↑ (24 September 1904). The Love of a Willful Maid, The New York Times
  8. ↑ (29 April 1905). The Triumph of Judea (review), The New York Times
  9. ↑ (10 April 1908). "The Intruder" Deals With Divorce Theme, The New York Times
  10. ↑ (2 November 1910). "The Cub" Satirizes Feuds in Kentucky, The New York Times
  11. ↑ (16 September 1911). Slow Torture at the Playhouse, The New York Times
  12. ↑ (1 November 1914). Life Behind the Scenes A Serious Proposition, The New York Times