Francis Perry Elliott

Francis Perry Elliott (July 29, 1861 – August 13, 1924)[1] was an American writer and educator.[2] Some of his works were adapted to film. His novel Pals First was staged[3] and adapted into two films. Frederick Townsend Martin illustrated his book The Haunted Pajamas.[4]

Early life

Elliott was born on July 29, 1861, in Nashville, Tennessee. His parents were William F. and Mary E. Elliott.[2]

Elliott attended Montgomery Bell Academy and Vanderbilt University.[2]

Career

From 1883 to 1890, Elliott worked at schools in Tennessee and Mississippi, either as a teacher or superintendent. In Jackson, Tennessee, Elliot was head of a high school. He worked as a professor of English literature at Belmont University for six years.[2]

Advertisement for 1918 film Pals First

From 1896 to 1898, Elliott was headmaster of a school in Tarrytown, New York. From 1898 to 1900, he was associated with the publisher Harper Brothers. He edited magazines including Home, The New Age, and The Great Southwest.[5]

Personal life

Elliott married Winifred McKenzie Payne of Keokuk, Iowa on September 22, 1897.[2]

Writings

  • The Gift of Abou Hassan (1912)[6]
  • Pals First; A Tale of Love and Comradery[7][8]
  • The Haunted Pajamas
  • Lend Me Your Name! The Reully & Britton Co. Chicago {1917) illustrated by Carman Thomson[9]
  • The Shadow Girl[2]

Filmography

References

  1. ↑ ELLIOTT, Francis Perry, in Who's Who in America (14th edition, 1926); p. 657
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Francis P. Elliot to be Buried in Keokuk, Author and Educator Born Here Died Wednesday in Arizona". The Tennessean. August 15, 1924. p. 9. Retrieved April 24, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Francis Perry Elliott". Playbill.
  4. ↑ Brayley, Arthur Wellington; Tarbell, Arthur Wilson; Chapple, Joe Mitchell (April 24, 1912). "National magazine". Chapple Publishing Company, Ltd. – via Google Books.
  5. ↑ "Obituary for Francis Perry ELLIOTT (Aged 63)". August 15, 1924. p. 9 – via newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "The New Books: The Gift of Abou Hassan, by Francis Perry Elliott". The Outlook. January 18, 1913. pp. 141–144.
  7. ↑ "Pals First by Francis Perry Elliott". The New York Times. April 15, 1915. p. 69.
  8. ↑ "Fiction: Pals First". The Unpopular Review. No. 5–6. Henry Holt. 1915.
  9. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=zRFCAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0
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