Steely, Guy F.

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American playwright, novelist and reporter who resided in New York and Chicago.

From the description of Guy Floyd Steely collection, 1871-1926. (Scottsdale Public Library). WorldCat record id: 48089428

Guy Floyd Steely was born in Watseka, Illinois in about 1871. He married Winnifred Darrough and the couple had one son, John Darrough (1903-1991). At various times in his life, Steely lived in Oak Park, Illinois (a Chicago suburb) and in New York City. He wrote human interest stories for The Inter Ocean in Chicago from 1896 to 1900 and worked for Ringling Brothers Circus as an advance press agent during his summers. Steely also wrote numerous plays and lyrics for musicals, several of which were produced at Chicago's Dearborn Theater, and a novel, Wally: a Story of the West (1911). Two of his plays, The Storks and The Forbidden Land, were also produced in New York. Steely died in Cleveland, Ohio on April 22, 1913 after an operation to treat appendicitis and is buried in Watseka, Illinois.

From the guide to the Guy Floyd Steely Collection, 1871-1926, (Arizona State University Libraries Special Collections)

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creatorOf Guy Floyd Steely Collection, 1871-1926 Arizona State University Libraries Special Collections
creatorOf Steely, Guy F. Guy Floyd Steely collection, 1871-1926. Arizona State University Libraries
creatorOf Chapin, Frederic. The storks [collection] : a musical fantasy in two acts / lyrics by Guy F. Steely ; music by Frederic Chapin. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
creatorOf Chapin, Frederic. The forbidden land [collection] : a Tibetan comic opera / book and lyrics by Guy F. Steely ; music by Frederic Chapin. University of Wisconsin - Madison, General Library System
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Dramatists, American
Musical theater
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Active 1926

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