Clayton Hamilton(1881-1946)
- Writer
- Editor
American writer and playwright Clayton Hamilton was born in Brooklyn,
NY, in 1881. He was awarded an MA at Columbia University in New York in
1901--at 19 years of age--and was immediately offered a job as a
teacher in the university's English department, which he took. He also
worked as drama critic and dramatic editor on a variety of
publications, such as "Vogue" and "Vanity Fair".
He had his first play produced on Broadway when he was 21 years old, "A Night at An Inn". In 1906 he was appointed as literary advisor to noted stage actor Richard Mansfield, a position he held until Mansfield's death the next year. He also served as story editor for the Goldwyn Corp., a film production company headed by legendary producer Samuel Goldwyn. "The Literary Digest" described him "A top-flight dramatist, lecturer and pulse-holder to 10,000 eager, breathless, neophytic young playwrights".
He had his first play produced on Broadway when he was 21 years old, "A Night at An Inn". In 1906 he was appointed as literary advisor to noted stage actor Richard Mansfield, a position he held until Mansfield's death the next year. He also served as story editor for the Goldwyn Corp., a film production company headed by legendary producer Samuel Goldwyn. "The Literary Digest" described him "A top-flight dramatist, lecturer and pulse-holder to 10,000 eager, breathless, neophytic young playwrights".
