Harry Chapman Ford | |
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| Born | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Died | May 1938 Rutherford, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, Novelist |
| Notable work | Anna Ascends (play), Eve's Leaves (play), Ebb Tide (novel) |
Harry Chapman Ford was a playwright and novelist in the United States. [1] [2] Two of his plays and one of his novels were adapted to film.
Henry Chapman Ford was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His mother was actress Blanche Chapman. His father was Henry Clay Ford, owner of Ford's Theatre. He had two brothers, Frank A. and George D. [3]
Two of Ford's plays and one of his books were made into films. He was a stage director for theaters, and toured internationally with the theater adaptation of The Garden of Allah . He directed Viola Allen. [3]
Ford never married. He died in May 1938 at his home in Rutherford, New Jersey of a coronary thrombosis, outlived by his two brothers and mother. [3]