Rufus Steele

Rufus Steele
Born	(1877-03-03)March 3, 1877 Hope, Arkansas, US
Died	December 25, 1935(1935-12-25) (aged 57–58) Boston, Massachusetts, US
Occupation(s)	writer and director
Known for	The Eagle's Wings, The Purple Highway and The Divorcee

Rufus Steele (March 3, 1877 - 25 December 1935) was a writer and director best known for various films, including The Eagle's Wings , The Purple Highway and The Divorcee .

Writing

Steele is known for various books, including: ^[1]

• Rule G (1915)
• The Eagle's Wings (1916)
• The Divorcee (1917)
• The Purple Highway (1923)
• Scar Neck (1930) ^[2]
• The City That Is; the Story of the Rebuilding of San Francisco in Three Years
• The Fall of Ug: a Masque of Fear
• The University and Diversity of Nevada
• Aces for Industry
• What Mrs. Eddy Said to Arthur Brisbane; the Celebrated Interview of the Eminent Journalist with the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science ...
• The Big Idea
• 7 News Stories About the Movies ^[3]

Career

Steele has worked in multiple cities, including Hope, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. ^[4]

Steele got a science bachelor's degree in the Pacific Methodist College in 1896.^{[ citation needed ]}

From 1900 until 1902, Steele worked as an editor of the Redding Free Press.^{[ citation needed ]}

In San Francisco Chronicle, he worked as a writer from 1902 until 1904. He was a Sunday editor from 1904 until 1906.

From August 1906 until December 15, 1912, he was a Sunday editor at San Francisco Call.

At the University of Miami, Steele was a coach in magazine special article writing in 1927, and from 1929 until 1931, he was an associate professor in English.

Steele has been listed by Marquis Who's Who as a notable author.^{[ citation needed ]}

Films

In 1915, Paramount Pictures created a silent movie called Rule G, based on Steele's book. ^[5] That same year, Steele wrote the script for The Eagle's Wings, a silent film created by Bluebird Pictures. ^[6]

Death

Steele died on December 25, 1935.

References

1. "Books from the extended shelves: (7 item list)" - (The Online Books Page)
2. (AbeBooks)
3. (Bookshop US)
4. "Steele is remembered for his career as a popular author, producer of motion pictures and a member of the editorial board of the Christian Science Monitor and has worked in such cities as Hope, AR, Los Angeles, and San Francisco." - (UCLA Library Digital Collections)
5. "In 1915 (Taisho 4), when he was 38 years old, Paramount Pictures distributed silent movie Rule G..." - (Weblio Japan)
6. "In the same year, he provided the story for The Eagle's Wing, a silent film starring Grace Carlyle, produced by Bluebird Pictures, a subsidiary established by Universal Film Manufacturing Company (now Universal Pictures)." - (Weblio Japan)