Charles Rann Kennedy—dramatist.
Born at Derby, England, 1871. Largely self-educated. Office boy and clerk, thirteen to sixteen. Lecturer and writer to twenty-six. Actor, press-agent, and miscellaneous writer and theatrical business manager to thirty-four. His play, The Servant in the House, established his reputation.
Bibliography
- *The Servant in the House. 1908.
- The Winterfeast. 1908.
- The Terrible Meek. 1911.
- The Necessary Evil. 1913.
- The Idol-Breaker. 1914.
- The Rib of the Man. 1917.
- The Army With Banners; A Divine Comedy of this Very Day. 1917.
- The Fool from the Hills. 1919.
Studies and Reviews
- Boynton.
- Arena, 40 (’08): 18 (portrait), 20.
- Atlan. 103 (’09): 73.
- Dial, 45 (’08): 36.
- Ind. 72 (’12): 725.
- R. of Rs. 37 (’08): 757; 45 (’12): 633; 49 (’14): 501. (Portraits.)
(Alfred) Joyce Kilmer—poet, essayist.
Born at New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1886. Of mixed ancestry, Irish, German, English, Scotch. A. B., Rutgers, 1904; Columbia, 1906. Married Miss Aline Murray, step-daughter of Henry Mills Alden, editor of Harper’s Magazine (cf. [Aline Kilmer]). Taught a short time, then held various editorial positions on The Churchman, the Literary Digest, Current Literature, the New York Times Sunday Magazine, among others. In 1913, he and his wife were converted to Catholicism. In 1916, he was called to the faculty of the School of Journalism, New York University, succeeding Arthur Guiterman ([q. v.]). Enlisted as a private in the War and was killed in action, 1918.
Suggestions for Reading
1. Kilmer wished to be judged by poetry written after October, 1913, and to discard all earlier work. Why?