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E. Temple Thurston(1879-1933)

  • Writer
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E. Temple Thurston was born on 23 September 1879 in Cork, Ireland. E. Temple was a writer, known for The World of Wonderful Reality (1924), City of Beautiful Nonsense (1935) and The Greatest Wish in the World (1918). E. Temple was married to Emily Cowlin (his secretary), Joan Katherine Cann and Katherine Cecil Thurston. E. Temple died on 19 March 1933 in London, England, UK.
BornSeptember 23, 1879
DiedMarch 19, 1933(53)
BornSeptember 23, 1879
DiedMarch 19, 1933(53)
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Known for

The World of Wonderful Reality
  • Writer
  • 1924
City of Beautiful Nonsense (1935)
City of Beautiful Nonsense
  • Writer
  • 1935
The Greatest Wish in the World
  • Writer
  • 1918
David and Jonathan (1920)
David and Jonathan
5.0
  • Writer
  • 1920

Credits

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Writer

  • The Wandering Jew
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1947
  • City of Beautiful Nonsense (1935)
    City of Beautiful Nonsense
    • story
    • 1935
  • Conrad Veidt in The Wandering Jew (1933)
    The Wandering Jew
    6.4
    • play
    • 1933
  • One Precious Year (1933)
    One Precious Year
    5.7
    • play "Driven"
    • 1933
  • Discord
    • play "A Roof and Four Walls"
    • 1933
  • Sally Bishop
    • novel
    • 1932
  • The Blue Peter
    4.9
    • novel
    • 1928
  • The World of Wonderful Reality
    • story
    • 1924
  • Sally Bishop (1923)
    Sally Bishop
    • novel
    • 1923
  • The Wandering Jew
    6.6
    • play
    • 1923
  • The Mirage
    • Writer
    • 1920
  • David and Jonathan (1920)
    David and Jonathan
    5.0
    • novel
    • 1920
  • Enchantment
    • novel
    • 1920
  • Guy Newall in The Garden of Resurrection (1919)
    The Garden of Resurrection
    • novel
    • 1919
  • The City of Beautiful Nonsense (1919)
    The City of Beautiful Nonsense
    • novel
    • 1919

Personal details

  • Born
    • September 23, 1879
    • Cork, Ireland
  • Died
    • March 19, 1933
    • London, England, UK(influenza and pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Emily Cowlin (his secretary)1925 - March 19, 1933 (his death)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote source material (play "The Evolution of Katherine") for "Driven", performed on Broadway. Written by E. Temple Thurston. Empire Theatre: 14 Dec 1914-Jan 1915 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Charles Bryant, Alexandria Carlisle, Leslie Faber, Fred Goodwins, Arthur Greenaway, Lumsden Hare, Rita Otway, Thomas Wigney Percyval, Haidee Wright. Produced by Charles Frohman. NOTE: Filmed as Desperation (1916), One Precious Year (1933).
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    Father: Frank Joseph Thurston; Mother: Georgina Temple.

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