Robert H. McLaughlin
Robert H. McLaughlin (1877-1939)[1] was a novelist, playwright, theater manager, publicist, and screenwriter in the United States.[2][3][4] He also edited the Clipper newspaper in 1907.[5]
He led Cleveland's Success Film Company.[6] He planned to use an Educational Film Company studio in Cleveland.[7] He was also involved in another planned film company in Cleveland.[2]
Novels
- The Great Chadwick Bubble[2]
Theater
Filmography
- The Eternal Magdalene (1919), adapted from his play of the same name
References
- ↑ "Robert H. McLaughlin Dies; Long in Theater". Lexington Herald-Leader. Lexington, Kentucky. January 17, 1939. p. 9. Retrieved August 19, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

- 1 2 3 The Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer. Excelsior Publishing House. 1916.
- 1 2 "MCLAUGHLIN, ROBERT H." Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. May 11, 2018.
- ↑ The Dictionary of Cleveland Biography. Indiana University Press. 1996. ISBN 9780253330550.
- ↑ Rowell's American Newspaper Directory. Printers' Ink Publishing Company. 1907.
- ↑ Educational Screen. Educational Screen, Incorporated. 1940.
- ↑ The Moving Picture World. World Photographic Publishing Company. 1915.
- 1 2 Catalog of Copyright Entries. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1910.
- ↑ Catalogue of Plays, 1916. Sanger & Jordan. 1916.
- ↑ Catalogue of Copyright Entries: Pamphlets, leaflets, contributions to newspapers or periodicals, etc.; lectures, sermons, addresses for oral delivery; dramatic compositions; maps; motion pictures. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1913.
- ↑ Harper's Weekly. Harper's Magazine Company. 1915.
- ↑ Office, Library of Congress Copyright (April 18, 1919). "Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [B] Group 2. Pamphlets, Etc. New Series" – via Google Books.
- ↑ Who's who in the Theatre. Pitman. 1926.
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