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Clarence Budington "Bud" Kelland (July 11, 1881 – February 18, 1964) was an American writer. He once described himself as "the best second-rate writer in America".〔John Locke, "Authors and Others," ''The Ocean: 100th Anniversary Collection'' (Off-Trail Publications: Castroville, California, 2008), p. 29.〕 Although largely forgotten now, Kelland had a long career as a writer of fiction and short stories, stretching from 1913 to 1960. He was published in many magazines, including ''The Saturday Evening Post'' and ''The American Magazine''. A prolific writer, his output included sixty novels and some two hundred short stories. His best known juvenile works were the Mark Tidd series and the Catty Atkins series, while his best known adult work was the Scattergood Baines series.〔Clarence A. Andrews, ''Michigan in Literature'' (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1992) pp. 87-88.〕 Other notable adult books by Kelland include ''Conflict'' (1920), ''Rhoda Fair'' (1925), ''Hard Money'' (1930), ''Arizona'' (1939), and ''Dangerous Angel'' (1953).〔James D. Hart, Phillip W. Leiniger, ''Oxford Companion to American Literature'', sixth edition, 1995 (Oxford University Press), pp. 343–344.〕 Kelland was the "literary idol" of the teenaged John O'Hara.〔Matthew J. Bruccoli, ''The O'Hara Concern: A Biography of John O'Hara'' (University of Pittsburgh Press, 1975), p. 28.〕 He was referred to in a 1995 installment of Harlan Ellison's television commentary, Harlan Ellison's Watching for the program Sci-Fi Buzz, wherein Ellison laments what he perceives as a prevailing cultural illiteracy〔https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1b0Mx99_U5Q〕 Kelland's work resulted in some thirty Hollywood movies,〔"Clarence Budington Kelland, America's Forgotten Author", https://clarencebudingtonkelland.com/Home_Page.php accessed 13 Oct. 2012 21:45 U.T.C.〕 including ''Speak Easily'' (1932) starring Buster Keaton. ''Opera Hat'', a serial from ''The American Magazine'', was the basis for the film ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' (1936) starring Gary Cooper.〔Clarence A. Andrews, ''Michigan in Literature'' (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1992) pp. 87–88.〕 ''Opera Hat'' later was turned into the short-lived television series ''Mr. Deeds Goes to Town'' (1969–70), and the movie ''Mr. Deeds'' (2002). One of Kelland's best-known characters was featured in the ''Scattergood Baines'' series of six films from 1941 to 1943, starring Guy Kibbee. ==Biography== Kelland was born in Portland, Michigan, and attended public schools in Detroit. After completing two years of high school, he took a job in a chair factory, studying law at night.〔"Michigan Authors and Their Books", ''Michigan Library Bulletin'', vol. 16, no. 4, Sept–Oct. 1925 (Lansing Michigan), pp. 22–24.〕 He earned a law degree from Detroit College of Law in 1902, but practiced law for less than a year. From 1903 to 1907, he worked at the ''Detroit News'' as a reporter, political editor, and Sunday editor.〔 Kelland married Betty Caroline Smith in 1907, and at the urging of his father-in-law, left the newspaper business and moved to Vermont for a short period to run a clothespin mill with his brother. By 1907, he had returned to Detroit to work for ''The American Boy'', beginning as a proofreader, and moving up to become editor. Circulation grew from 90,000 at the beginning of his tenure, to 360,000 in 1915 when he left the magazine. From 1913 to 1915, he also lectured on juvenile literature and writing at the University of Michigan.〔John Locke, "Authors and Others", ''The Ocean: 100th Anniversary Collection'' (Off-Trail Publications: Castroville, California, 2008), pp. 27–28.〕 Kelland had two sons with Betty, Thomas Smith Kelland (1910–1989), and Horace Kendall Kelland (1913–2010).〔"Clarence Budington 'Bud' Kelland", http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=89824479 accessed 13 October 2012 23:08 U.T.C.〕 Tom Kelland also wrote for a living, working a newspaper reporter in New York.〔George Tucker, "New York", ''New London Evening Day'', August 14, 1940, p. 5.〕 Kelland made the news during the Depression when he refused to pay a $3,313 bill from dressmaker Hattie Carnegie, Inc., for purchases by his wife from February 27, 1931, to February 27, 1932, stating he was not liable for payment because the purchases were not "necessaries". His wife supported him, stating that she, not he, should have received the bill.〔"Writer Fights Wife's Clothes Bill; 'Uncalled For, ''Milwaukee Sentinel,'' October 11, 1932, p. 14.〕 Kelland lost the action, and had to pay the full amount.〔"Hattie and Lawsuits," http://hattie-carnegie.info/macys.html accessed 13 October 2012 22:51 U.T.C.〕 In that same year, Kelland was director of the Bank of North Hempstead in Port Washington, N.Y. The bank failed, tying up most of his securities.〔John Locke, "Authors and Others", ''The Ocean: 100th Anniversary Collection'' (Off-Trail Publications: Castroville, California, 2008), p. 30–32.〕 Kelland bought a house in Phoenix, Arizona, in 1937, and became active in national politics at about the same time.〔 He was politically active as a Republican, serving as the Republican National Committeeman from Arizona from 1940 to 1956.〔 Before 1941, he was a non-interventionist, opposing U.S. involvement in what became the Second World War.〔Ralph Morris Goldman, ''The National Party Chairmen and Committees: Factionalism at the Top'' (M.E. Sharpe, 1990), p. 47.〕 Earlier, in the 1920s, he had favored complete exclusion of the Japanese from the U.S., saying, "I have believed for many years that the Japanese menace is a real one."〔Cornelius Vanderbilt, ''The Verdict of Public Opinion on the Japanese-American Question'' (privately printed, 1921), p. 22.〕 His passionate dislike for the New Deal seemed to have spurred his entry into national politics. ''Time magazine'' referred to him as "pugnacious", "vitriolic", "peppery", and "gaunt-faced"—a description at odds with the whimsical character of Kelland's fictional characters.〔 He was as harsh on his fellow Republicans as he was on Democrats, blaming Eisenhower for "wrecking" the party.〔"Kelland Says Ike Condoned Republican Party Slaughter", ''Lewiston Morning Tribune'', December 14, 1958, p. 1.〕 He was particularly critical of Eisenhower's appointment of Earl Warren to the Supreme Court. From the mid-'20s forward, Kelland served as the toastmaster at the weekly luncheons of New York's Dutch Treat Club. In 1940, when he was president of the club, Kelland said "the fifth column in this country is headed by that fellow in the White House", i.e., President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Author Hendrik Willem Van Loon resigned from the Club to protest this "disparaging" remark.〔"Van Loon Quits Club Because of Kelland Remark", ''San Jose Evening News'', May 13, 1940, p. 43.〕 Later in life, Kelland became vice president and director of Phoenix Newspaper Group, which published the ''Arizona Republic'' and the ''Phoenix Gazette''. He died in Scottsdale, Arizona, on February 18, 1964.〔"Clarence Budington Kelland" (obituary), ''Milwaukee Journal'', February 19, 1964〕 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「Clarence Budington Kelland」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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