Harold Bell Wright
Novelist, Author
1872 – 1944
Who was Harold Bell Wright?
Harold Bell Wright was a best-selling American writer of fiction, essays, and non-fiction during the first half of the 20th century. Although mostly forgotten or ignored after the middle of the 20th century, he is said to have been the first American writer to sell a million copies of a novel and the first to make $1 million from writing fiction. Between 1902 and 1942 Wright wrote 19 books, several stage plays, and many magazine articles. More than 15 movies were made or claimed to be made from Wright's stories, including Gary Cooper's first major movie, The Winning of Barbara Worth and the John Wayne film, The Shepherd of the Hills.
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- Born
- May 4, 1872
Rome - Also known as
- Harold Wright
- Parents
- Spouses
- Frances E. Long
(1899 - 1917/12) - Winifred Mary Potter Duncan
( - 1944/05/24)
- Frances E. Long
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Hiram College
- Died
- May 24, 1944
La Jolla
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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