- Born
- Died
- Height5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
- James Ashmore Creelman was born on September 21, 1894 in Marietta, Ohio, USA. James Ashmore was a writer and director, known for King Kong (1933), King Kong (1976) and The Most Dangerous Game (1932). James Ashmore died on September 9, 1941 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Committed suicide by jumping from roof
- Moved to New York with his mother - to whom he was exceptionally close - and lived with her for a decade at 9 W. 83rd and 323 W. 85th.
- As a young writer in New York, his best friend was John Emerson.
- Jumped from the roof of an eighteen storey apartment building at 325 East72nd Street, New York.
- Brother of Eileen Creelman Davenport, long time film critic of the New York Sun.
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