Gallegher (character)

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Gallegher is the title of a story by American author Richard Harding Davis that was published in 1891. [1] The character Gallegher is a copy boy at a newspaper who goes on investigative adventures. In 1917, Thomas A. Edison, Inc.'s Conquest Pictures released a short film titled Gallegher: a newspaper story. [2] The character was also used for the 1928 film Let 'Er Go Gallegher . [3] [4]

Contents

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color also produced several series based on the story [5] from 1965 until 1968 including Gallegger (boy reporter), The Further Adventures of Gallegher, Gallegher Goes West, and The Mystery of Edward Sims. [6]

History

Davis, who worked as a journalist as well as a writer, published Gallegher and Other Stories with Scribner's in 1891. The book has a frontispiece and five illustrations by Charles Dana Gibson. [7]

Disney

The three Gallegher television episodes from Disney led to the three-part sequel The Further Adventures of Gallegher, the four-part Gallegher Goes West series, and the two episodes titled The Mystery of Edward Sims. [5]

Gold Key Comics did a one-shot comic tie-in to the Disney episodes: Walt Disney's Gallegher, Boy Reporter in 1965.

References

  1. Davis, Richard Harding (October 28, 2014). Gallegher, and Other Stories. Read Books Ltd. ISBN   9781473396579 via Google Books.
  2. Gallegher: a newspaper story. March 23, 1917. OCLC   17585274.
  3. "Let 'Er Go, Gallegher (1928)" via www.rottentomatoes.com.
  4. "AFI|Catalog". catalog.afi.com.
  5. 1 2 "Gallegher Debuts on Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color". D23.
  6. "Gallegher | TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
  7. Davis, Richard Harding (March 23, 1891). Gallegher and Other Stories. Scribner's. p.  36 via Internet Archive. Gallegher.