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Edward Knoblauch
1874–1945
A prolific American-born British playwright and novelist, he is best remembered for the hit stage works Kismet and Milestones, which helped shape popular theatre in the early 20th century. His career stretched across the stage, fiction, and screen, with a knack for vivid stories and strong dramatic scenes.
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Kismet : An "Arabian night" in three acts
by Edward Knoblauch
About the author
Born in New York City in 1874 as Edward Gustavus Knoblauch, he studied at Harvard and then built his career largely in England, where he later became a naturalized British citizen and adopted the name Edward Knoblock.
He wrote plays at a remarkable pace, often producing several in a year. Among his best-known works are Kismet (1911), a long-running success inspired by tales from the Arabian Nights, and Milestones (1912), written with Arnold Bennett. He also wrote novels and worked on screen adaptations, showing the same ease with both popular storytelling and stagecraft.
Though not as widely read today as some of his contemporaries, he was an important figure in commercial theatre during his lifetime. His work moved comfortably between romance, spectacle, and collaboration, and his most successful plays continued to be revived long after their first productions.