Montague Glass

Born in Manchester, England, on July 23, 1877, he moved to New York with his family as a boy and later studied at the College of the City of New York and New York University. He trained and practiced as a lawyer before leaving law around 1909 to write full time.

His biggest success came with the comic partnership of Abe Potash and Morris "Mawrus" Perlmutter, characters who appeared in stories, books, a play, and films. The series made him widely known for lively dialogue and for humorous, observant portraits of Jewish immigrant business and family life in early 20th-century America.

He also wrote plays and film scripts, building a career that reached well beyond magazines and books. He died in Westport, Connecticut, on February 3, 1934, but his work is still remembered for its warmth, timing, and ear for everyday speech.