Cleveland Moffett

Born in Boonville, New York, in 1863, Cleveland Moffett was an American journalist, author, and playwright. He studied at St. Paul's School and graduated from Yale in 1883 before building his career in journalism, including work for the New York Herald.

That reporting background gave his writing a lively, observant style. He became known for fiction and nonfiction alike, writing adventure stories, mysteries, plays, and magazine pieces that often drew on crime, travel, society, and modern technology.

Moffett spent part of his career in Europe as well as the United States, and his international experience helped give his work a broad, cosmopolitan feel. He died in Paris in 1926, leaving behind a body of writing that reflects both the energy of turn-of-the-century journalism and the storytelling flair of popular fiction.