William Hamilton Osborne Explained

William Hamilton Osborne (January 7, 1873 - December 25, 1942) was a lawyer and writer in the U.S. whose work includes stories, novels, and screenplays. Two novels he wrote were made into films and he wrote the screenplay for another. His work was published in various magazines and The Witch's Tales. The Red Mouse is a five act play that starred Valerie Bergere adapted by H.J.W. Dam from Osborne's novel.^[1] The New Jersey Historical Society has a collection of his papers donated by his wife.^[2]

He studied at Columbia University School of Law and represented the Authors League of America.^[2]

Bibliography

Books

• The Red Mouse: A Mystery Romance (1909)
• The Catspaw (1911), illustrated by, F. Graham Cootes
• The Blue Buckle (1913)
• The Boomerang (1915)
• Neal of the Navy, novelized from the movie he wrote^[3]
• The Girl of Lost Island (1916)
• How to Make Your Will (1917)
• The Running Fight
• The Sharpshooters
• The Disappearing Coin
• After Death What
• The Stroheim Stethoscope (1926)
• Am Narrenseil (1928)

Stories

• "An Eye opener” in Sunset Magazine vol. 31, about baseball
• "The Great Boudoor Scene" (1914), Sunset^[4]
• "Jim Cradlebaugh, Head-Liner" (1908)^[5]
• "Hitting the Rainbow Trail" (1918), with Phil Norton^[6]

Filmography

• Neal of the Navy (1915)
• The Running Fight (1915), based on his novel
• Hearts or Diamonds? (1918), listed as one of the writers
• The Boomerang (film) (1919), based on his novel

External links

• Works by William Hamilton Osborne at Project Gutenberg
• Findagrave entry
• IMDb page

Notes and References

1. "Valerie Bergere in The Red Mouse, New York Times, September 22, 1903, pg. 6.
2. Web site: Manuscript Group 1137, William Hamilton Osborne (1873 – 1942), Author, Lawyer, Papers, 1902 – 1937 | The New Jersey Historical Society.
3. Web site: Routt County Sentinel December 10, 1915 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection. www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org.
4. Web site: Sunset. March 18, 1914. Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Company. Google Books.
5. Web site: Jim Saddlebag, Head-Liner | Maclean's | JUNE 1908. William Hamilton Osborne in the Circle. Magazine. Maclean's | The Complete Archive.
6. Web site: Annual Report of the Department of the Interior. United States Department of the. Interior. March 18, 1919. U.S. Government Printing Office. Google Books.