Archibald Clavering Gunter

Born in Liverpool on October 25, 1847, he later became a British-American writer with a varied career in journalism, fiction, and the stage. Before turning fully to writing, he worked in the army and spent time in the United States, experiences that fed the brisk, wide-ranging feel of his stories.

He was especially known in his day for popular novels such as Mr. Barnes of New York, which became a major success and was adapted for the theater. He also wrote plays and musical works, showing a strong feel for the popular tastes of late 19th-century audiences.

Gunter is also remembered for helping spread Ernest Lawrence Thayer's poem "Casey at the Bat" by passing along a newspaper clipping that performer DeWolf Hopper made famous onstage. He died on February 24, 1907, leaving behind a career that connected newspapers, bestselling fiction, and popular theater.