ANDREWS, ALBERT CHARLTON: 1878-1939.
Charlton Andrews , son of Albert Munson and Marie Louise Newland Andrews, was born in Connersville, Ind., on Feb. 1, 1878. His mother was a writer, a leader in the woman's suffrage movement, and a founder of the Western Association of Writers. She died in 1891.
Charlton Andrews (he preferred to use this name) was educated in private schools and entered De Pauw University, where he graduated with the Ph.B. degree in 1898. The next two years he spent in France, studying at the University of Paris, writing, and engaging in newspaper work. After his return to the U.S. he taught in various high schools and colleges, and in 1914 he was on the editorial staff of the NEW YORK TRIBUNE. He died Aug. 13, 1939.
Besides the titles listed he translated several works from the French.
Information from Dunn–Indiana and Indianans, and Who's Who in America.
- A Parfit Gentil Knight. Chicago,
1901.
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- The Drama Today. Philadelphia,
1913.
- The Technique of Play Writing; Introduction byJ. Berg Esenwein. Springfield, Mass. [1915].
- The Lady of Gestures. New York
[1927].
- Don't Believe It; A One-Act Farce.
Chicago, 1930.
- The Butterfly Murder. New York
[1939].
- Chin-Music; A One Act Play. New
York, 1935.
- He Got the Job; A Comedy in One Act. New
York, 1935.
- A Night at Valley Forge; A Play in One Act.
New York, 1935.
- The Affair of the Malacca Stick. New
York [1936].
- The Affair of the Syrian Dagger. New
York [1937].
- Murder at the Class Reunion; A Farce in One Act.
Chicago, 1938.
- The Interrupted Revels. 1910.
- His Majesty the Fool. (A play; produced in
Philadelphia, 1913.)
- Get Me in the Movies. (WithPhilip Dunning) (A play; produced in 1927.)
- Ladies' Night. (collaborator)
1920.
- The Golden Age. (WithLester Lonergan) (A play; produced 1928.)
