Myron M. (Myron Morris) Stearns

Born in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1884, Myron M. Stearns wrote across an unusually wide range of subjects. Records for his books and archival material identify him as Myron M. (Myron Morris) Stearns, and library catalogs show him publishing works from the 1910s through the mid-20th century.

Stearns is especially associated with early motion pictures. Film databases credit M.M. Stearns as a writer on silent-era productions including The Hope Chest (1918) and Boots (1919), and his book With the Movie Makers offered readers a behind-the-scenes look at the young film industry. He also collaborated on books such as Better Schools and New Schools in the Old World with educator Carleton Washburne, showing a strong interest in public education and social change.

His later bibliography points to a practical, journalistic bent: catalogs list titles such as How to Sell What You Write and Counterattack!, and he also appears as the collaborator on Jack Dempsey’s autobiography Round by Round. Taken together, those works suggest a writer who was curious, adaptable, and comfortable explaining big, fast-moving parts of American life to general readers. Stearns died in 1963.