George Scarborough (writer) explained

George Moore Scarborough (1875 – 1951) was an American lawyer, playwright, and write whose works appeared on stage and screen.

Biography

He was born in Mount Carmel, Texas and studied at Baylor University and University of Texas.^[1] He became a lawyer at his father's firm before deciding to write for the theater and moving to New York after his father's death in 1905.^[2]

While seeking out a producer for his work, he served as a newspaperman and Secret Service agent. He later used those experiences in his stories.

His Broadway plays include such successes as The Lure (1913), At Bay (1913), The Heart of Wetona (1916), Moonlight and Honeysuckle (1919), and The Son-Daughter (1919), Mrs. Hope's Husband (1921), The Heaven Tappers (1926), The Girl I Loved (1929), and The Moon of Honey (1929).^[3] Several of his works were adapted to film.

During a 1929 Los Angeles performance of his play Bad Babies, Scarborough, eight actors and the stage manager were all arrested for staging an "indecent and lewd exhibition."^[4] Scarborough subsequently sued the police for $50,000 of damages on behalf of the cast.^[5]

His sister Dorothy Scarborough was a novelist and musicologist.^{[6] [7]} Around 1921, he married actress Annette Westbay. They later wrote plays together.^{[8] [9]}

Theatrical works

• The Last Resort^[10]
• At Bay (1913)^[11]
• The Heart of Wetona (1916)^[12]
• The Son-Daughter (1919)^[13]
• The Merrie Month of May (c. 1919)^[14]
• The Heaven Tappers, co-authored by Annette Westbay^[15]
• Bad Babies^[16]
• The Mad Dog^[17]
• The Lure (1913)^[18]

Film adaptations

Several of Scarborough's plays and written works have been adapted into films, including:

• The Lure (1914)
• The Final Judgment (1915)
• At Bay (1915)
• The Painted Madonna (1917)
• Stolen Honor (1918)
• Cupid's Round Up (1918) from his story "Maria of the Roses" (1918)
• The Forbidden City (1918)
• Luck and Pluck (1919)
• The Heart of Wetona (1919)
• Moonlight and Honeysuckle (1921)
• The Grail^[19] (1923)
• Hell's Hole (1923)
• The Son-Daughter
• Shameful Behavior? (1926)

Notes and References

1. Book: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. Gerald. Bordman. Thomas S.. Hischak. October 27, 2004. Oxford University Press. www.oxfordreference.com. 10.1093/acref/9780195169867.001.0001. 9780195169867.
2. Texas Writers of Today - Volume 1 - Page 397books.google.com › books
3. Web site: TSHA | Scarborough, George Moore. www.tshaonline.org.
4. News: Los Angeles Police Arrest Ten in Play . 14 November 2020 . New York Times . 30 August 1929 . 27. .
5. News: Playwright Sues Police . 14 November 2020 . New York Times . 31 August 1929 . 12. .
6. Book: Texas, a Guide to the Lone Star State. 9781623760427. 1940. Best Books on.
7. Web site: Scarborough, Dorothy (1878–1935) | Encyclopedia.com. www.encyclopedia.com.
8. Broadway Openings and Closings . The Billboard . 39 . 11 . 12 March 1927 . 10–11.
9. News: The Theatre and Its People . 22 November 2021 . The Windsor Star . 18 March 1927 . 26.
10. News: George Moore Scarborough Play Starts about halfway down on left. El Paso Herald. March 7, 1914. 10. newspapers.com.
11. News: 'At Bay' Provides Some Real Suspense . 6 November 2020 . New York Times . 8 October 1913 . 11. .
12. News: 'Heart of Wetona' Tense Melodrama . 6 November 2020 . New York Times . 1 March 1916 . 9 . . English.
13. News: Theatrical And Musical News Of This And Coming Weeks In Baltimore . 6 November 2020 . The Sun . 2 November 1919 . A4. .
14. News: Ford's: 'The Merrie Month Of May,' With Ruth Chatterton . 6 November 2020 . The Sun . 11 March 1919 . 6. .
15. News: Bennison Tells How . 6 November 2020 . The Washington Post . 20 February 1927 . F3. .
16. News: The News from the Western Front . 6 November 2020 . New York Times . 25 August 1929 . X1. .
17. News: Woollcott . Alexander . The Play . New York Times . 9 November 1921 . 25. .
18. News: White Slave Play of Some Grim Power . New York Times . 6 November 2020 . 15 August 1913 . 7. .
19. News: Dustin Farnum: Appears as Texas Ranger in "The Grail," by George Scarborough . 6 November 2020 . The Chicago Defender (National Edition) . 17 November 1923 . 6. .