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Arthur Stringer (February 26, 1874 – September 13, 1950) was a Canadian novelist, screenwriter, and poet who later moved to the United States. He published 45 works of fiction and 15 other books, in addition to writing numerous filmscripts and articles.〔("Arthur Stringer House" ), London Public Library, Web, May 7, 2011.〕 ==Life== Stringer was born in Chatham, Ontario,〔 the son of Sarah Mary Delmage and Hugh Stringer.〔(IMDb profile )〕 "He was a high spirited boy who spent his childhood days fishing, swimming, raiding orchards and manning a pirate ship."〔"("New York Nocturnes by Arthur Stringer" ), Ronald P. Frye & Co., May 8, 2011.〕 In 1884 the family moved to London, Ontario, where Charles attended London Collegiate Institute.〔 At the Institute he founded and edited a school magazine called ''Chips.''〔 He then attended University College, University of Toronto from 1892 to 1894 and later studied at Oxford University.〔 His first book of poetry, ''Watchers of Twilight and Other Poems,'' was published in 1894.〔 In 1895 he worked for the ''Montreal Herald''. At this time he was also publishing in ''Saturday Night'' and the ''Canadian Magazine''. In 1898 he got a job with the American Press Association,〔 moved to New York City, and was soon publishing in ''The Atlantic'' and ''Harper's''.〔 His first poem in ''Harper's'', "Remorse", appeared in February 1899.〔"(Profile at Harpers.org ), May 8, 2011.〕 His first novel, ''The Silver Poppy'', came out in 1903.〔 In the same year he bought a farm on the shore of Lake Erie. and married actress Jobyna Howland, known as the original Gibson girl.〔Dick Harrison, (Arthur Stringer Biography" ), ''Encyclopedia of Literature'', 8753, JRank.org, May 8, 2011〕 They divorced in 1914, and Stringer married his cousin, Margaret Arbuthnott.〔 They had three sons: Arthur John Arbuthnott Stringer (John), Hugh Arbuthnott Stringer (Barney), and Robert Arthur Stringer.〔 Stringer was popular in his day for his crime fiction and his wilderness adventures, but he wrote in many genres, from social realism (his "Prairie" trilogy, 1915–1921) to psychological fiction (''The Wine of Life'' (1921).〔 He even wrote early science fiction novels, ''The Story Without a Name'' (1924) with Russell Holman, and ''The Woman Who Couldn't Die'' (1929).〔"(Arthur Stringer Summary Bibliography ), International Science Fiction Database, ISFDB.com, May 8, 2011.〕 Much of his writing was for films. Film scripts on which he worked include ''The Perils Of Pauline'' (1914), ''The Hand Of Peril'' (1916), ''The House Of Intrigue'' (1919), ''Unseeing Eyes'' (1923), ''Empty Hands'' (1924), ''The Canadian'' (1926), ''The Purchase Price'' (1932), ''The Lady Fights Back'' (1937), ''Buck Benny Rides Again'' (1940) and ''The Iron Claw'' (1941).〔"(Arthur Stringer )," FindAGrave.com, May 8, 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Arthur Stringer (writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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