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Potter, Paul (Meredith)
Potter, Paul [Meredith] [né Walter McEwen or McLean] (1853–1921), playwright. He was born in England, where he spent time as a journalist before a scandal forced him to change his name and leave for America. Settling first in Chicago and continuing his newspaper work, Potter then took up playwriting. His earliest works included the comedy The City Director (1890) and the romance The Ugly Duckling (1890), written with A. D. Gordon as a vehicle for Mrs. Leslie Carter. He scored his greatest success with his dramatization of George Du Maurier's Trilby (1895). Virtually all of his later hits were also dramatizations, notably The Conquerors (1898), Under Two Flags (1901), and The Honor of the Family (1908).
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Potter, Paul (Meredith)." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Potter, Paul (Meredith)." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-PotterPaulMeredith.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Potter, Paul (Meredith)." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-PotterPaulMeredith.html |
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