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- Birth nameGeorge Howells Broadhurst
- George Broadhurst was born on June 3, 1866 in Walsall, England, UK. He was a writer, known for Today (1930), The Call of the North (1914) and Rich Man, Poor Man (1918). He was married to Lillian Trimble Bradley and Ida Raymond. He died on January 31, 1952 in Santa Barbara, California, USA.
- SpousesLillian Trimble Bradley(1925 - 1952) (her death)Ida Raymond(? - 1925) (divorced)
- Separated from his first wife in 1914 and received a "Mexican Divorce" from her in 1925.
- Second wife Lillian Trimble Bradley became his general stage director in 1919. The couple had previously collaborated on the writing of several plays.
- Abandoning his training to be a cleric, he left home at age 15 and booked passage to America. He did not return home to visit until he had achieved success on Broadway.
- Such Broadway luminaries as Minnie Maddern Fiske, E.H. Sothern, James K. Hackett, William Gillette and John Bunny appeared in his plays.
- His most successful plays were "The Wrong Mr. Wright", "What Happen to Jones", "The Crown Prince", "A Fool and His Money" and "The Man of the Hour".
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