Knoblock, Edward, 1874-1945

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Dates:
Birth 1874-04-07
Death 1945-07-19
Birth 1874
Active 1904
Active 1936
Americans

Biographical notes:

Edward Knoblock (1874-1945) was born in New York City and educated at Harvard, but spent most of his professional life living and working in Great Britain. Playwright, scenarist and novelist, Knoblock was in constant touch with many of the leading literary and artistic figures of his generation, as the ensuing collection will show. As well as working independently, Knoblock often collaborated with others. The plays, Milestones (1912), and, London Life (1924) were produced with the assistance of Arnold Bennett. Similarly, The Good Companions, originally published in 1929 by J.B. Priestley, was dramatised jointly by Knoblock and the author in 1931. Plays written by Knoblock alone include, The Faun (1911), Kismet (1911), My Lady's Dress (1914), Marie-Odile (1915), and Tiger-Tiger (1918). Among the novels written by Edward Knoblock are, The Ant Heap (1929), The Man With Two Mirrors (1931), The Love Lady (1933), and Inexperience (1941).

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Subjects:

  • Theater
  • American drama
  • American drama
  • Authors, English
  • English drama
  • Male dramatists
  • Play
  • Playwriting
  • American drama

Occupations:

  • Playwrights
  • Dramatists
  • Set designers

Places:

  • Rheims, Marne (as recorded)
  • Lake Maggiore, Piedmont and Lombardy (as recorded)
  • Monte Carlo, Monaco (as recorded)
  • Les Baux, Bouches-du-Rhône (as recorded)
  • Le Canadel, France (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)

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