author
George Henry Trader
d. 1951
Best known as a man of the theater, he moved between acting, directing, and playwriting, bringing a stage professional’s touch to the page. His surviving work suggests a fondness for literary fantasy and one-act drama.
1 Audiobook
Shakespeare's daughters : A fantasy in one scene
by George Henry Trader
About the author
Born in Sunderland, England, in 1865, George Henry Trader built a career in the theater as both a performer and a director. Reliable stage and screen reference sources also place him in early film, including an appearance in Whoso Findeth a Wife (1916), and record his death on March 12, 1951, in East Islip, New York.
As a writer, Trader is now easiest to trace through works such as Shakespeare's Daughters, a one-scene fantasy preserved by Project Gutenberg, and The Boat Builders, a one-act comedy published in 1933. Those titles fit neatly with the rest of his career: compact, stage-minded pieces shaped by someone who clearly knew how performers speak and scenes move.
Although he is not widely remembered today, Trader stands out as one of those versatile early twentieth-century figures who crossed easily between the printed play, the rehearsal room, and the stage itself. For audiobook listeners, that background gives his writing an added charm: even on the page, it carries the feel of performance.