Russell Holman

Russell Holman was an American novelist active from roughly the 1920s through the 1950s. Sources describe him as a Paramount Pictures employee as well as a writer, and he is especially remembered for novel adaptations of silent films.

Among the works associated with him are The Cheat (1923), The Freshman (1925), and Speedy (1928), all connected to well-known films of the period. Because those adaptations survive in digital libraries, Holman remains of interest to readers curious about early Hollywood storytelling and the way movie narratives were reshaped for print.

Very little easily confirmed biographical detail seems to be available online beyond his publishing activity, so his career is better documented than his personal life. Even so, his work still stands as a small but fascinating bridge between the silent screen and popular fiction.