Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956

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Rupert Hughes was born in Lancaster, MO on January 31, 1872, and grew up in Keokuk, Iowa. He attended the Western Reserve Academy, and received a BA from Adelbert College, Cleveland, in 1892, and an MA from Yale University in 1893. His writing career began with a book for boys which was serialized in the highly regarded St. Nicholas magazine, and he was an assistant editor for several magazines. He eventually wrote more than 50 books. Hughes served in the New York National Guard during the Spanish-American War, as a captain in the Mexican border service in 1916, and in the infantry in WWI. He was active in the formation of the California State Guard in 1940, and was commander of the Second Regiment from 1941-43. he was an influential American writer on music and composer of piano pieces and songs. More than 50 movies were written and/or directed by Hughes or were based upon his stories and novels. He founded and served for decades as president of the Hollywood Writers Club, and also headed Screen Playwrights, the American Writers Association, and the Authors' League of America. He died in Los Angeles, CA on September 9, 1956.

From the description of Rupert Hughes papers, 1895-1954, undated. (San Leandro Community Library). WorldCat record id: 703452193

Rupert Hughes was a multi-faceted creative talent, successful as a novelist, historian, dramatist, composer, and filmmaker. Born in Missouri and raised in Iowa, he graduated from Adelbert College and studied music and literature at Yale University. He worked as a journalist, but found early success as a fiction writer, reaching a large audience with the quantity and diversity of his novels and stories. He also wrote for the stage, chiefly drama, but also musical comedy, and became a successful Broadway producer. Hughes wrote numerous popular books on history, composed popular songs, and published poetry. Throughout the 1920s, he wrote screenplays, some original and some based on his published works, and also directed a number of films, while continuing to write fiction and history, as well as becoming active in politics. Hughes was the uncle of iconic billionaire Howard Hughes.

From the description of Rupert Hughes letter to Frank B. Ward, 1928 Feb. 1. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 162135846

American author.

From the description of Letters of Rupert Hughes [manuscript], 1914-1938. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647830921

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Rupert Hughes was born in Lancaster, MO on January 31, 1872, and grew up in Keokuk, Iowa. He attended the Western Reserve Academy, and received a BA from Adelbert College, Cleveland, in 1892, and an MA from Yale University in 1893. His writing career began with a book for boys which was serialized in the highly regarded St. Nicholas magazine, and he was an assistant editor for several magazines. He eventually wrote more than 50 books. Hughes served in the New York National Guard during the Spanish-American War, as a captain in the Mexican border service in 1916, and in the infantry in WWI. He was active in the formation of the California State Guard in 1940, and was commander of the Second Regiment from 1941-43. He was an influential American writer on music and composer of piano pieces and songs. More than 50 movies were written and/or directed by Hughes or were based upon his stories and novels. He founded and served for decades as president of the Hollywood Writers Club, and also headed Screen Playwrights, the American Writers Association, and the Authors' League of America. He died in Los Angeles, CA on September 9, 1956.

From the guide to the Rupert Hughes papers, 1895-1954, undated, (USC Libraries Special Collections)

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creatorOf Shippey, Lee, 1884-. Papers, 1915-1970. University of California, San Diego, UC San Diego Library; UCSD Library
creatorOf Marquis, Neeta. Papers of Neeta Marquis, 1862-1957. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
creatorOf R. Guastavino Company. Residence for Mr. Rupert Hughes, Bedford Hills, N.Y. [graphic] : [detail drawings of vault] / R. Guastavino Co. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Jănis Muncis papers, 1925-1926. Houghton Library
referencedIn Corbin, John, 1870-1959. Collection, 1894-1956. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
referencedIn Mayo, Katherine, 1868?-1940. Katherine Mayo papers, 1835-1968 (inclusive), 1918-1940 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Eldridge, Paul Richard, 1898-1973. Paul Richard Eldridge scrapbook related to ranches in Wyoming and literary figures, 1938-1955. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn [Subjects on Bickel microfilm, reel 1] [microform]. Iowa State Historical Society
referencedIn Parker, Horatio W. (Horatio William), 1863-1919. The Horatio Parker papers, 1863-1972 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn A.P. Schmidt Company. A.P. Schmidt Company archives, 1869-1958 (bulk 1895-1920). Library of Congress
creatorOf Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956. Rupert Hughes papers, 1895-1954, undated. University of Southern California, USC Libraries
creatorOf Golden, John, 1874-1955. 'Round Herald Square [microform] : a near opera / by John L. Golden and Rupert Hughes. University of Missouri -- Columbia, MU Libraries; University of Missouri; MU; Ellis Library; University of Missouri Columbia
creatorOf Rhodes, Eugene Manlove, 1869-1934. Papers of Eugene Manlove Rhodes, 1892-1951. Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens
referencedIn American authors collection, 1832-1956. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn The Horatio Parker Papers, 1863-1972 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Aileen Pringle papers, 1887-1970 Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Lloyd C. Douglas Papers, 1900-1954 Bentley Historical Library
creatorOf Macy, John Albert, 1877-1932. Correspondence, 1926-1931. Ohio State University Libraries
creatorOf Cabell, James Branch, 1879-1958. Correspondence with Burton Rascoe [manuscript], 1917-1957. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf McCormick, Virginia Taylor, 1873-1957. Papers, 1887-1953. William & Mary Libraries
referencedIn Richard Aldrich papers, 1842-1956 (inclusive), 1883-1938 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Stark, Samuel. Theatre scrapbook collection., 1860-1950 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Bessie Potter Vonnoh papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956. Rupert Hughes letter to Frank B. Ward, 1928 Feb. 1. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956. The cat-bird; a comedy in three acts. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Roberts, Kenneth Lewis, 1885-1957. Papers, 1912-1957. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Titus, William A., 1868-1951. Papers, 1835-1951. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956. Autograph letter signed and typed letters signed (2) : Los Angeles, to Grant Overton, 1928 Apr. 20-1931 July 8. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Rupert Hughes' Estate Photographs, 1900-1910 Western Reserve Historical Society
referencedIn Gilbert, Henry F. B. (Henry Franklin Belknap), 1868-1928. The Henry Gilbert papers, 1821-1980 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn Esquire, Inc. Records, 1933-1977 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn New Yorker records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Parker, Horatio W. (Horatio William), 1863-1919. The Horatio Parker papers, 1863-1972 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn The Henry Gilbert Papers, 1821-1980 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
creatorOf Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956. "The cat-bird;" a comedy in three acts, by Rupert Hughes. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Bessie Potter Vonnoh papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956. Correspondence : to Van Wyck Brooks, 1943. University of Pennsylvania Library
referencedIn Reinold, Bernard. Bernard A. Reinold papers, 1893-1924. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Kilmer, Joyce, 1886-1918. Papers of Joyce Kilmer, 1910-1941 (bulk 1911-1918). Library of Congress
creatorOf Rupert Hughes papers, 1895-1954, undated USC Libraries Special Collections
creatorOf Authors' League of America. Letter from the Authors' League of America to an unknown recipient [manuscript], n.d. University of Virginia. Library
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creatorOf Hulbert, Archer Butler, 1873-1933. Outcasts of Poker Flat: holograph : outline for a play based on "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte, [between 1930 and 1933]. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn John Corbin, Papers, 1894-1956 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
referencedIn Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive). Houghton Library
creatorOf Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956. Sandalwood, a play in three acts. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf DeLeon, Walter, d. 1947. Tillie and Gus : or, Odds are even, 1933 Aug. 7 / based upon "Don't call me Madam" by Rupert Hughes ; screenplay by Walter DeLeon and Francis Martin. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn Bernard A. Reinold papers, 1893-1924 The New York Public Library. Billy Rose Theatre Division.
referencedIn John Clement Fitzpatrick papers Library of Congress
referencedIn The Henry Gilbert Papers, 1821-1980 (inclusive) Irving S. Gilmore Music Library
referencedIn Corbin, John, 1870-1959. Papers, 1894-1956. University of Nebraska - Lincoln
referencedIn Stark, Samuel. Theatre scrapbook collection, 1860-1950. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956. Letters of Rupert Hughes [manuscript], 1914-1938. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company contracts, 1831-1979 (inclusive) 1880-1940 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Bessie Potter Vonnoh papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956. Uncle Zeb [collection] : a little comedy in three acts / by Rupert Hughes. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
referencedIn Virginia Taylor McCormick Papers, 1887-1953. Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
creatorOf Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956. Correspondence : with Theodore Dreiser, 1916-1938. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Century Company records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Aaron Copland Collection, 1841-1991, (bulk 1911-1990) Library of Congress. Music Division
creatorOf Records of the War Department General and Special Staffs. 1860 - 1952. Papers of Major Rupert Hughes National Archives at College Park
referencedIn John Clement Fitzpatrick papers Library of Congress
referencedIn Gilbert, Henry F. B. (Henry Franklin Belknap), 1868-1928. The Henry Gilbert papers, 1821-1980 (inclusive). Yale University, Music Library
referencedIn William Orton Tewson Papers, 1923-1926, (bulk 1926) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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California--Los Angeles
United States
Subject
American literature
Authors, American
American drama
American poetry
Autographs
Copyright
Drama
Hughes, Adella Prentiss, 1869-1950
Hughes family
Hughes, Rupert, 1872-1956
Male authors, American
Screenwriters
Screenwriters
Serialized fiction
Occupation
Composers
Activity

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Birth 1872-01-31

Death 1956-09-09

Americans

English

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