Arthur Stringer

Born in Chatham, Ontario, in 1874, Arthur Stringer grew up in southwestern Ontario and studied at the University of Toronto, with a brief period of study at Oxford. He began his career in journalism and freelance writing, then went on to publish a large body of work as a poet, novelist, and screenwriter.

Stringer later moved to the United States, but his Canadian roots remained an important part of his story. He wrote extensively and successfully for a broad readership, producing dozens of novels as well as poetry, articles, and film scripts. His work is often associated with adventure, romance, and mystery, and he was active during the formative years of early Hollywood screenwriting.

Remembered as a versatile and hardworking man of letters, he had a career that stretched across print culture and the emerging film industry of the early twentieth century. He died in Mountain Lakes, New Jersey, in 1950.