Beach, Rex, 1877-1949
Variant namesAmerican author.
From the description of Letter : to "Dear Henry," 1912 Mar. 30. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122385666
Rex Ellingwood Beach (1877-1949) was an American novelist and playwright. Born in Michigan, he studied law before following the Klondike Gold Rush to Alaska, but after a few years gave up prospecting and turned to writing. He wrote a number of historical and so-called "pot-boiler" novels, several of which were set in Alaska. His books include The Spoilers (1906) and The Silver Horde (1909), which were made into Hollywood movies a combined total of seven times. Beach committed suicide at age 72, suffering from cancer.
Robert Fox was Beach's secretary and long-time friend for more than thirty years.
From the guide to the Rex Beach Collection, 1916-1949, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
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associatedWith | American Medical Association. Dept. of Investigation. |
associatedWith | Armstrong, Paul, 1869-1915. |
associatedWith | Authors' League of America. |
associatedWith | Bankson, R. A., |
associatedWith | Brewster, Eugene V. (Eugene Valentine), 1869-1939, |
associatedWith | Butler, Ellis Parker, 1869-1937 |
correspondedWith | Bynner, Witter, 1881-1968 |
associatedWith | Chapman, William Gerard, 1877-1945, |
associatedWith | Collins, Dorothy Stone. |
associatedWith | Davis, Robert H. (Robert Hobart), 1869-1942 |
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Birth 1877-09-01
Death 1949-12-07
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