- George Middleton (playwright)
George Middleton (
October 27 ,1880 inPaterson, New Jersey -December 23 ,1967 inWashington, D.C. ) was an American playwright, director, and producer.Career
He was famous for his plays "The Failures" and "Adam and Eva". From 1927 to 1929 he was president of the
Dramatists Guild of America and was responsible for creating theMinimum Basic Agreement , which remains the basic text for determining theatrical royalties. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,712091-2,00.html]Marriage
On
October 29 ,1911 , he married Flora Dodge 'Fola' La Follette (September 10 ,1882 inMadison, Wisconsin -February 17 ,1970 inArlington, Virginia ), the oldest child of United States SenatorRobert Marion La Follette, Sr. ofWisconsin andBelle Case La Follette . His brothers-in-law were:Robert M. La Follette, Jr. , andPhilip La Follette .Published works
*Belle C. and Fola La Follette, "Robert M. La Follette", 2 vols, (1953), wife and daughter.
*Middleton, George, "These Things Are Mine: The Autobiography of a Journeyman Playwright", The MacMillian Company, 1947.ources
*Weisberger, Bernard A., "The La Follettes of Wisconsin Love and Politics in Progressive", The University of Wisconsin Press, 1994.
References
* [http://www.ibdb.com/person.asp?id=5834 George Middleton]
* [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0585502 George Middleton]
* [http://www.loc.gov/rr/mss/text/lafollette.html#ms006038_bioghist_Fola__15 Fola La Follette]
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