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Charles Major(1856-1913)

  • Writer
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Charles Major was born on 25 July 1856 in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. He was a writer, known for When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922), Sweet Alyssum (1915) and Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924). He was married to Alice Shaw. He died on 13 February 1913 in Shelbyville, Indiana, USA.
BornJuly 25, 1856
DiedFebruary 13, 1913(56)
BornJuly 25, 1856
DiedFebruary 13, 1913(56)
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Known for

Marion Davies in When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
When Knighthood Was in Flower
6.6
  • Writer
  • 1922
Wheeler Oakman, Tyrone Power Sr., Kathlyn Williams, and Baby Jean Fraser in Sweet Alyssum (1915)
Sweet Alyssum
5.4
  • Writer
  • 1915
Mary Pickford in Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924)
Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
6.8
  • Writer
  • 1924
Marion Davies in Yolanda (1924)
Yolanda
6.3
  • Writer
  • 1924

Credits

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Writer

  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • novel "The Sword and the Rose"
    • 1956
  • The Sword and the Rose (1953)
    The Sword and the Rose
    6.3
    • novel "When Knighthood was in Flower"
    • 1953
  • Mary Pickford in Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924)
    Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall
    6.8
    • novel
    • 1924
  • Marion Davies in Yolanda (1924)
    Yolanda
    6.3
    • novel
    • 1924
  • Marion Davies in When Knighthood Was in Flower (1922)
    When Knighthood Was in Flower
    6.6
    • "When Knighthood Was in Flower" by
    • 1922
  • Wheeler Oakman, Tyrone Power Sr., Kathlyn Williams, and Baby Jean Fraser in Sweet Alyssum (1915)
    Sweet Alyssum
    5.4
    • story "Sweet Alyssum: A Story of the Indiana Oil Fields"
    • 1915
  • When Knighthood Was in Flower
    2.8
    Short
    • novel
    • 1908

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 25, 1856
    • Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • February 13, 1913
    • Shelbyville, Indiana, USA(liver disease)
  • Spouse
    • Alice ShawSeptember 27, 1883 - February 13, 1913 (his death)
  • Other works
    Novel: "Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall" (filmed as Dorothy Vernon of Haddon Hall (1924))
  • Publicity listings
    • 2 Articles

Did you know

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    Father: Stephen Caskoden; Mother: Phoebe Ann Gaskill.

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