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Harry M. Vernon
1878–1942
A playwright and screenwriter who moved from the stage to Hollywood, he is best remembered for work tied to Mr. Wu and for story material developed during the studio era. His surviving papers suggest a writer deeply involved in the business side of film as well as its storytelling.
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Mr. Wu Based on the Play "Mr. Wu" by H. M. Vernon and Harold Owen
by Louise Jordan Miln, Harold Owen, Harry M. Vernon
About the author
Harry M. Vernon, also known as Harry Maurice Vernon, was an American playwright and screenwriter. Archival records describe him as a writer whose career included both theater and film, and Broadway records credit him as a writer on Mr. Wu.
His name is closely linked with screen versions of Mr. Wu, and later archival material shows that in the 1930s he worked as a screenwriter for studios including Fox and MGM. The surviving papers associated with him span 1927 to 1940 and include unproduced story material, contracts, and business correspondence, offering a glimpse of a working writer navigating the studio system.
Some online sources disagree about basic biographical details such as his birth year and birthplace, so those details are best treated with caution. What can be confirmed is that he was active across stage and screen and left behind a record of steady professional writing work during the early 20th century.