Hatcher Hughes
Hatcher Hughes (born February 12, 1881 in Polkville , North Carolina , † October 19, 1945 in New York City ) was an American theater director and playwright , who won the Pulitzer Prize for Theater in 1924 for his play Hell-Bent Fer Heaven was awarded.
Life
After attending school, Hughes completed a degree in English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill , where he initially obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA English) in 1907 , before completing his degree in 1909 with a Master of Arts (MA English).
He worked temporarily as a theater director and wrote with A Marriage Made in Heaven (1918) and together with Elmer Rice with Wake Up, Jonathan! (1921) his first comedies . He had his greatest success in 1924 with his play Hell-Bent Fer Heaven for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Theater and which premiered with Clara Blandick and George Abbott in the leading role . 1926 was followed by a film adaptation of his play by James Stuart Blackton with Patsy Ruth Miller and John Harron in the lead roles.
After these pieces he wrote the plays Ruint, a folk comedy in four acts (1925), It's A Grant Life (1930) and The Lord Blesses The Bishop (1931), which, however, not the success of Hell-Bent for Heaven connect could. Hughes was also a professor at Columbia University .
In 1924 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters .
Web links
- Hatcher Hughes in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Publications (openlibrary.org)
Individual evidence
- ^ Members: Hatcher Hughes. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed April 5, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hughes, Hatcher |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American playwright and theater director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1881 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Polkville , North Carolina |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 19, 1945 |
| Place of death | New York City |