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Ethel Watts Mumford(1876-1940)

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Ethel Watts Mumford was born on 23 June 1876 in New York City, New York, USA. She was a writer, known for Straight Is the Way (1921), Divorce Coupons (1922) and Dollar for Dollar (1920). She was married to Peter Geddes Grant and George D. Mumford. She died on 2 May 1940 in New York City, New York, USA.
BornJune 23, 1876
DiedMay 2, 1940(63)
BornJune 23, 1876
DiedMay 2, 1940(63)
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Known for

Straight Is the Way (1921)
Straight Is the Way
7.1
  • Writer
  • 1921
Corinne Griffith in Divorce Coupons (1922)
Divorce Coupons
  • Writer
  • 1922
Frank Keenan in Dollar for Dollar (1920)
Dollar for Dollar
  • Writer
  • 1920
Elaine Hammerstein and Lou Tellegen in After Business Hours (1925)
After Business Hours
  • Writer
  • 1925

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Writer

  • The Wedding Song (1925)
    The Wedding Song
    • novel
    • 1925
  • Elaine Hammerstein and Lou Tellegen in After Business Hours (1925)
    After Business Hours
    • story "Everything Money Can Buy"
    • 1925
  • Corinne Griffith in Divorce Coupons (1922)
    Divorce Coupons
    • story
    • 1922
  • Straight Is the Way (1921)
    Straight Is the Way
    7.1
    • story "The Manifestations of Henry Ort"
    • 1921
  • Sick Abed (1920)
    Sick Abed
    6.0
    • play
    • 1920
  • Frank Keenan in Dollar for Dollar (1920)
    Dollar for Dollar
    • story
    • 1920

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mrs. Ethel Watts Mumford Grant
  • Born
    • June 23, 1876
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • May 2, 1940
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Spouses
      Peter Geddes Grant1906 - ?
  • Other works
    Story: "Everything Money Can Buy" (filmed as After Business Hours (1925))

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    Playwright, Poet Humorist and Novelist.
  • Quotes
    In the midst of life we are in debt.

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