Kate L. McLaurin

Kate L. McLaurin (1885-1933), Mrs. Frederick Calvin, was a writer in the United States. Several of her works were adapted into films. Her stories were published in various magazines including The Smart Set . ^[1]

Born in Benton, Mississippi, her parents were William and Viola née Burrus McLaurin. She studied at the Anna Morgan School in Chicago, Illinois. She performed on stage prior to her marriage. ^[2]

She married Frederick Calvin July 10, 1913 in New York. She lived in Sound Beach, Connecticut. ^[2]

A reviewer described her play When We Are Young as sentimental rubbish. ^[3]

Writings

Books

• The Least Resistance (1916) ^{[4] [5]}

Stories

• "The Muffled Clock" ^[6]
• "The Bleep of the Spinning Top" (1916) ^[7]
• "The Eyes of Julia Deep" (1918) ^[8]

Theater

• The Six-Fifty ^[9]
• When We Are Young (1920) ^{[10] [11]}
• Whispering Wires (1922) ^{[12] [13] [14]} an adaptation of Henry Leverage's story ^[15]
• Caught (1925) ^{[16] [17] [18]}

Filmography

• The Eyes of Julia Deep (1918)
• The Six-Fifty (1923)
• Whispering Wires (1926)
• Always Goodbye (1931)

References

1. "The FictionMags Index".
2. "Who's who in America". 1924.
3. Thorold, W. J.; Hornblow, Arthur; Hornblow (Jr.), Arthur; Maxwell, Perriton; Beach, Stewart (March 15, 1921). "Theatre Magazine". Theatre Magazine Company – via Google Books.
4. "The Independent". proprietors. March 15, 1916 – via Google Books.
5. The least resistance. George H. Doran Company. 1916.
6. "Adventure". Ridgway. March 15, 1911 – via Google Books.
7. "The Midland". March 15, 1916 – via Google Books.
8. "The Green Book Magazine". Story-Press association. March 15, 1918 – via Google Books.
9. "The Forum". Forum Publishing Company. March 15, 1922 – via Google Books.
10. "Musical Courier and Review of Recorded Music". March 15, 1920 – via Google Books.
11. "Dramatic Mirror and Theatre World". Dramatic Mirror Incorporated. March 15, 1921 – via Google Books.
12. "The Progressive Magazine". March 15, 1922 – via Google Books.
13. Lemon, Mark; Mayhew, Henry; Taylor, Tom; Brooks, Shirley; Burnand, Francis Cowley; Seaman, Owen (March 15, 1927). "Punch". Punch Publications Limited – via Google Books.
14. Pitts, Michael R. (March 15, 2004). Famous Movie Detectives III. Scarecrow Press. ISBN   978-0-8108-3690-7 – via Google Books.
15. Faxon, Frederick Winthrop; Bates, Mary Estella; Sutherland, Anne C. (March 15, 1923). "The Dramatic Index for ...: Covering Articles and Illustrations Concerning the Stage and Its Players in the Periodicals of America and England; with a Record of Books on the Drama and of Texts of Plays Published During ..." F.W. Faxon Company – via Google Books.
16. "The American Hebrew". American Hebrew Publishing Company. March 15, 1925 – via Google Books.
17. "The New Yorker". F-R Publishing Corporation. March 15, 1925 – via Google Books.
18. "New York Star". Roland Burke Hennessy. March 15, 1925 – via Google Books.