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Frank R. Adams

Frank Ramsay Adams(July 7, 1883 – October 8, 1963) was an American author, screenwriter, composer, and newspaper reporter.

Frank R. Adams
Born
Frank Ramsay Adams

(1883-07-07)July 7, 1883
Morrison, Illinois
DiedOctober 8, 1963(1963-10-08)(aged 80)
White Lake, Michigan
SpouseLorna D. Margrave

Biography

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He was born on July 7, 1883, inMorrison, Illinois.Educated at theUniversity of Chicago,Adams worked as a reporter for several Chicago newspapers, including theChicago Tribune,City Press,Chicago Daily News,and theChicago Herald-Examiner.[1]From 1916 to 1932, he was manager of the Nufer-Adams Playhouse (which he cofounded with lumberman J.J. Nufer and which since 1973 has been known as Howmet Playhouse) and owner of the Sylvan Beach Resort Co. inWhitehall, Michigan.[2]

Adams wrote plays, musical comedies, and lyrics for popular songs, such as "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now".[2]He composed the stage scores for the musicals "The Time, the Place, and the Girl", "The Girl Question", "A Stubborn Cinderella", "The Goddess of Liberty", and "The Price of Tonight". His chief musical collaborators includedJoe Howard,Harold Orloband Will Hough.[1]

Adams wrote several novels, some of which were made into films. His short stories were published in several magazines, includingSmart Set,Cosmopolitan,Black Cat,andIllustrated Detective.[2]He also had a successful career as a screenwriter inHollywood,writing the stories for such films asStage Struck(1925),Almost a Lady(1925), andThe Cowboy and the Lady(1938), which starredGary CooperandMerle Oberon.

On December 1, 1931, he married Lorna D. Margrave. The couple had one child. DuringWorld War II,Adams fought in France as a lieutenant in aUnited States Armyartillery unit. Adams died October 8, 1963, atWhite Lake, Michigan.He was 80 years old.[1]

Works

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1950 Western by Frank R. Adams

Bibliography

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Novels
  • 3,000 Miles Away
  • Arizona Feud.Garden City: Doubleday Doran, 1941.
  • Five Fridays.Small, Maynall, Boston, 1915.
  • For Valor
  • Help Yourself to Happiness.Macaulay Co., 1929.
  • King's Crew
  • Molly and I.Small, Maynard & Co, 1915.
  • The Secret Attic[1]
Short stories
  • "Without the net" (1922, inCosmopolitan)
  • "The heart pirate" (1922, inCosmopolitan)
  • "The come-on play" (1929, inLiberty)
  • "The driveaway" (1929, inRedbook Magazine)
  • "His way with her" (1929, inRedbook Magazine)
  • "King's crew" (1929, inRedbook Magazine)
  • "The long night" (1929, inChicago Sunday Tribune)
  • "The moon and muffins" (1929, inRedbook Magazine)
  • "Peter and Mrs. Pan" (1929, inSmart Set)
  • "So few days left" (1929, inLiberty)
  • "The song is ended" (1929, inChicago Sunday Tribune)
  • "Women think faster" (1929, inInternational Cosmopolitan)[3]

Filmography

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Songs

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  • "Be Sweet to Me, Kid"
  • "Blow The Smoke Away"
  • "Cross Your Heart"
  • "Gangway for the Sylvan Beach Gang"
  • "Honeymoon"
  • "I Don't Like Your Family"
  • "I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now"
  • "Tonight Will Never Come Again"
  • "What's the Use of Dreaming"
  • "When You First Kiss the Last Girl You Love"[1]

References

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  1. ^abcdef"Frank R. Adams".IMDB.Retrieved15 November2011.
  2. ^abc"Frank R. Adams papers, 1908-1955".University of Oregon Special Collections & University Archives:Archives West.Retrieved15 November2011.
  3. ^"Frank R. Adams".Project Gutenberg.Retrieved15 November2011.
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