author
Channing Pollock
1880–1946
A sharp-eyed man of the American stage, he moved from newspaper criticism into playwriting and screenwriting, bringing a journalist’s wit to the theater world. He is remembered for plays such as The Fool and for autobiographical writing that looked back on a long career in show business.
2 Audiobooks
The Footlights, Fore and Aft
by Channing Pollock
The Fool: A Play in Four Acts
by Channing Pollock
About the author
Born in Washington, D.C., on March 4, 1880, he built his career in several corners of the entertainment world: first as a drama critic, then as a stage manager and press agent, and eventually as a playwright, lecturer, and screenwriter. That wide experience gave his writing an insider’s feel and helped make him a familiar figure in American theater life.
His best-known work includes the play The Fool, and he also wrote memoirs including The Footlights, Fore and Aft and Harvest of My Years. Alongside his work for the stage, he contributed film scenarios, showing how comfortably he moved between live theater and early screen storytelling.
He died on August 17, 1946. Today he is chiefly remembered as a versatile theatrical man of letters whose career connected criticism, performance, playwriting, and memoir.