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John D. (John Daniel) Barry

1866–1942

A lively San Francisco journalist and essayist, he turned city life, culture, and everyday thought into sharp, readable prose. His books and columns ranged from fiction to commentary on the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, showing a writer deeply engaged with the world around him.

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The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts and palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with a discussion of its architecture, its sculpture, its mural decorations, its coloring and its lighting, preceded by a history of its growth

The City of Domes : a walk with an architect about the courts and palaces of the Panama-Pacific International Exposition, with a discussion of its architecture, its sculpture, its mural decorations, its coloring and its lighting, preceded by a history of its growth

by John D. (John Daniel) Barry

Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel

Mademoiselle Blanche: A Novel

by John D. (John Daniel) Barry

The congressman's wife, a story of American politics

The congressman's wife, a story of American politics

by John D. (John Daniel) Barry

About the author

John D. Barry was an American journalist, author, and critic whose full name was John Daniel Barry. Archival and catalog records identify him as living from 1866 to 1942, and one biographical source places his birth in Boston on December 31, 1866, with his later life centered in San Francisco.

Barry built a wide-ranging literary career. Archival records describe him as an American journalist, and they show him working as the dramatic editor of Collier's Weekly around 1900. His writing also appeared in the San Francisco Bulletin, where a number of his essays and articles were first published before being collected in books such as Intimations and The City of Domes.

He seems to have been especially identified with San Francisco cultural life. Contemporary notices called him a journalist, author, lecturer, teacher, and critic, and after his death in November 1942, a local tribute remembered him as a key inspiration behind Town Hall in San Francisco. No suitable verified portrait image was found from the sources checked during this session.