Francis Perry Elliott
Francis Perry Elliott (July 29, 1861 – 1924) was a writer and educator.[1] Some of his works were adapted to film. His novel Pals First was staged[2] and adapted into two films. Frederick Townsend Martin illustrated his book The Haunted Pajamas.[3]
Early life[edit]
Elliott was born on July 29, 1861, in Nashville, Tennessee. His parents were William F. and Mary E. Elliott.[1]
Elliott attended Montgomery Bell Academy and Vanderbilt University.[1]
Career[edit]
From 1883 to 1890, Elliot worked at schools in Tennessee and Mississippi, either as a teacher or superintendent. In Jackson, Tennessee, Elliot was head of a high school.[1]
Elliot worked as a professor of English literature at Belmont University for six years.[1]
From 1896 to 1898, Elliot was headmaster of a school in Tarrytown, New York.[1]
From 1898 to 1900, Elliot was associated with the publisher Harper Brothers.[1]
Elliot edited magazines including Home, The New Age, and The Great Southwest.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Elliott married Winifred McKenzie Payne of Keokuk, Iowa on September 22, 1897.[1]
Bibliography[edit]
- The Gift of Abou Hassan (1912)[4]
- Pals First; A Tale of Love and Comradery[5][6]
- The Haunted Pajamas
- The Shadow Girl[1]
Filmography[edit]
- The Square Deceiver (1917)
- The Haunted Pajamas (1917)
- The Square Deceiver (1917)
- Pals First (1918)
- Lend Me Your Name (1918)
- Pals First (1926)
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Francis P. Elliot to be Buried in Keokuk, Author and Educator Born Here Died Wednesday in Arizona". The Tennessean. August 15, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved April 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Francis Perry Elliott". Playbill.
- ^ Brayley, Arthur Wellington; Tarbell, Arthur Wilson; Chapple, Joe Mitchell (April 24, 1912). "National magazine". Chapple Publishing Company, Ltd. – via Google Books.
- ^ "The New Books: The Gift of Abou Hassan, by Francis Perry Elliott". The Outlook. January 18, 1913. pp. 141–144.
- ^ "Pals First by Francis Perry Elliott". The New York Times. April 15, 1915. p. 69.
- ^ "Fiction: Pals First". The Unpopular Review. No. 5–6. Henry Holt. 1915.
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