Sullivan, T. R. (Thomas Russell), 1849-1916

American novelist.

From the description of Papers of T.R. Sullivan [manuscript], 1892-1916. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647805854

Thomas Russell Sullivan, author and playwright, was born in Boston in 1849 and died in that city in 1916. As a young man he was employed in several banks as a clerk and cashier, but after 1888 he retired from business to devote himself to his writing. He dramatized Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde for the actor Richard Mansfield (1854-1907) and he wrote an original play for Mansfield entitled Nero. During his lifetime he was best known for his short stories. Sullivan and his wife, Lucy Goodwin Wadsworth Sullivan ( - ), traveled widely in Europe.

From the description of Papers, 1856-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 207173770