author
Arthur Hornblow
1865–1942
A lively man of the theater, he helped shape how American audiences read about plays and performers in the early 20th century. His work ranged from novels and stage adaptations to ambitious writing about the history of American theatre.
8 Audiobooks
The Lion and the Mouse: A Story of American Life
by Charles Klein, Arthur Hornblow
The Lion and the Mouse; a Story of an American Life
by Charles Klein, Arthur Hornblow
The Third Degree: A Narrative of Metropolitan Life
by Charles Klein, Arthur Hornblow
By Right of Conquest: A Novel
by Arthur Hornblow
Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
by Arthur Hornblow, George Howells Broadhurst
John Marsh's Millions
by Charles Klein, Arthur Hornblow
The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure
by Arthur Hornblow
The easiest way : a story of metropolitan life
by Eugene Walter, Arthur Hornblow
About the author
Born in Manchester, England, in 1865, Arthur Hornblow built his career around the stage and the people who filled it. Sources describe him as an English-born playwright, novelist, and critic who came to the United States in 1889 and worked with the New York Dramatic Mirror before becoming a major editorial voice in theater publishing.
He is especially remembered as the longtime editor of Theatre Magazine, a role he held for about twenty-five years in the early 1900s. Alongside that editorial work, he wrote fiction, adapted stories for the stage, and published theater books, including A History of the Theatre in America, a large-scale account of the subject.
Hornblow died in 1942. He is also often noted as the father of film producer Arthur Hornblow Jr., but his own career stands out for its deep involvement with American theatrical life at a time when magazines, criticism, and stage adaptation all helped shape popular culture.