Edward Peple
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| Born | Edward Henry Peple August 10, 1869 Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Died | July 28, 1924 (aged 54) New York City, U.S. |
| Resting place | Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright |
Edward Henry Peple (August 10, 1869 – July 28, 1924) was an American playwright known for his comedies and farces. He was perhaps best remembered for the plays The Prince Chap, The Littlest Rebel and A Pair of Sixes.
Biography
[edit | edit source]Born in Richmond, Virginia, Peple was educated John S. McGuire's academy in Richmond. He trained and worked as a lawyer, mainly with the American Bridge Company until 1912. In 1895, he moved to New Jersey. His first play was A Broken Rose. His play The Prince Chain opened in 1895 and ran for two seasons with Cyril Scott playing the lead.[1][2][3]
Peple died on the morning of July 28, 1924, at his residence in the Hotel Royalton after suffering a heart attack the evening before.[3] He was buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.[4]
Works
[edit | edit source]Plays
- A Broken Rosary
- The Prince Chap, New York : S. French 1904
- The Love Route
- The Silver Girl
- Semiramis, 1907
- The Littlest Rebel New York : S. French 1911
- A Pair of Sixes, 1914
Books
- A Night Out, 1909
- The Littlest Rebel New York, Moffat, Yard 1911
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Herringshaw, Thomas William. 1914. p. 428. Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
- ^ Who's Who on the Stage. 2nd ed. 1908.
- ^ a b Edward H. Peple Dead. The New York Times. July 29, 1924. p. 15.
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External links
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- Edward Peple at the Internet Broadway DatabaseLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Edward Peple at IMDb
- Edward Peple at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Works by Edward Peple at Project Gutenberg
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- Works by Edward Peple at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks) File:Speaker Icon.svg
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- 1869 births
- 1924 deaths
- 19th-century American dramatists and playwrights
- 19th-century American male writers
- 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century American male writers
- American comedy writers
- American male dramatists and playwrights
- Broadway theatre people
- Burials at Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)
- Midtown Manhattan
- Writers from Manhattan
- Writers from New Jersey
- Writers from Richmond, Virginia