Peter B. Kyne

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birthdate = 12 October, 1880
location = San Francisco, California, USA
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deathdate = 25 November, 1957
deathplace = San Francisco, California, USA
yearsactive = 1914-1952
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othername = Peter Bernard Kyne
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Peter B. Kyne (12 October, 1880 – 25 November, 1957), was an American novelist who wrote between 1904 and 1940. Many of his works were adapted into screenplays starting in the silent era. He is credited in 110 films between 1914 and 1952.

He was born and died in San Francisco, California.

elected filmography

* "Judge Not; or The Woman of Mona Diggings" (1915)
* "The Three Godfathers" (1916)
* "The Committee on Credentials" (1916)
* "Marked Men" (1919)
* "Action" (1921)
* "Red Courage" (1921)
* "Never the Twain Shall Meet" (1925)
* "The Shamrock Handicap" (1926)
* "Gordon of Ghost City" (1933)
* "Three Godfathers" (1936)

Popular culture

* The Tracy High School football field and MVP trophy are named after Kyne, whose Bohemian Club friends orchestrated the naming in 1927, Kyne and his Bohemian club friends funded early Tracy High School athletic programs and purchased the land for the eponymous Peter B. Kyne Field.

Military service

When still under 18, he lied about his age and enlisted in Company L, 14th U.S. Infantry, which served in the Philippines from 1898-1899. The Spanish-American War and the following insurrection of General Emilio Aguinaldo provided background for many of Kyne's later stories. [ [http://nwda-db.wsulibs.wsu.edu/findaid/ark:/80444/xv03086 Guide to the Peter B. Kyne papers at the University of Oregon] ] During World War I, he served as a captain in Battery A of the 144th field Artillery, known as the California Grizzlies.

References

External links

*imdb name|id=0477437|name=Peter B. Kyne
* [http://www.online-literature.com/peter-kyne/ Biography from the Literature Network]
*gutenberg author|id=Peter_Bernard_Kyne|name=Peter B. Kyne
* [http://tracypress.com/content/view/6220/2281/ Past Peter B. Kyne Trophy winners (Tracy High School in Tracy, California] )

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NAME= Kyne, Peter B.
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Writer
DATE OF BIRTH= 12 October, 1880
PLACE OF BIRTH= San Francisco, California USA
DATE OF DEATH= 25 November, 1957
PLACE OF DEATH= San Francisco, California USA