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George Howells Broadhurst
1866–1952
A hugely successful playwright of the early 20th century, he moved from English roots to American stages and helped shape popular theater on both sides of the Atlantic. His comedies and dramas were crowd-pleasers for decades, and one Broadway house still bears his name.
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Bought and Paid For; From the Play of George Broadhurst
by Arthur Hornblow, George Howells Broadhurst
About the author
Born in Walsall, England, on June 3, 1866, he later built his career in the United States as a playwright, producer, director, and theater manager. His work was especially popular from the late 1890s through the 1920s, when his plays became regular fixtures of commercial theater.
He wrote a long list of stage hits, including What Happened to Jones, The Man of the Hour, and Bought and Paid For. His reputation was strong enough that the Broadhurst Theatre in New York was named for him, a lasting sign of how prominent he became in Broadway life.
He died in Santa Barbara, California, on January 31, 1952. Today he is remembered as one of the major figures of popular Anglo-American theater in the years before film fully took over mass entertainment.