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Henry Albert Phillips

1880–1951

A globe-trotting American writer and editor, he turned wide-ranging travel and reporting into books, articles, and practical guides for storytellers. His career moved from magazine work and lectures to newspaper feature writing, with firsthand reporting from Europe during World War II.

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The photodrama : The philosophy of its principles, the nature of its plot, its dramatic construction and technique, illumined by copious examples, together with a complete photoplay and a glossary, making the work a practical treatise

The photodrama : The philosophy of its principles, the nature of its plot, its dramatic construction and technique, illumined by copious examples, together with a complete photoplay and a glossary, making the work a practical treatise

by Henry Albert Phillips

About the author

Born in Brooklyn, New York, on January 28, 1880, Henry Albert Phillips built a varied literary career as an author, editor, and lecturer. Archival records describe him as an associate editor for several magazines and note that he lectured in New York City between 1909 and 1918.

His extensive travels shaped much of his writing. He published books and articles drawn from those experiences, and he is also remembered for works on narrative craft, including The Universal Plot Catalog and The Photodrama. Later, he worked as a feature writer for the New York Herald Tribune from 1928 to 1933.

Phillips also reported from Italy and Eastern Europe during World War II, adding a journalistic edge to a career already marked by curiosity and range. He died on January 28, 1951, in Stamford, Connecticut.