COLLINS, CHARLES WILLIAM: 1880-
Charles William Collins , son of Smith and Mary Luella Wood Collins, was born in Madison, Ind., on Nov. 19, 1880. Following his graduation from the University of Chicago in 1903, he was a reporter on the CHICAGO RECORD-HERALD for four years, then was dramatic critic, successively, for the CHICAGO INTER-OCEAN, CHICAGO EVENING POST, THE CHICAGOAN, and CHICAGO TRIBUNE. From 1909 to 1912 he acted as press representative for the Chicago Theatre Society. In 1938 he became editor of the column, "A Line o' Type or Two," in the CHICAGO TRIBUNE. In addition to his newspaper writing and his books, Mr. Collins has contributed articles and fiction to magazines.
Information from Who's Who in America.
- Great Love Stories of the Theatre: a Record of Theatrical
Romance. New York, 1911.
- Natural Law; Based on the Drama of Howard Hall and C.
Summer. New York, 1916.
- The Sins of St. Anthony–Tales of the
Theatre. Chicago, 1925.
- The Dark Island (withGene Markey). Garden City, N. Y., 1928.
