Biography

Henry Kitchell Webster was born on 7 September, 1875, in the Chicago suburb of Evanston, Illinois, the son of Towner K. and Emma J. Webster. Webster's father was a prominent Chicago area manufacturer.

After graduating from Hamilton College in 1897, Webster taught rhetoric at Union College. His first book, "The Short Line War", written in collaboration with fellow Evanstonian, Samuel Merwin was published in 1899. Webster and Merwin later collaborated on two additional novels, "Calumet K" (1901) and "Comrade John" (1907).

Webster writings fell into two categories, his left hand work and his right hand work. His left hand work created countless stories for pulp fiction publications, while his right hand work was reserved for more serious endeavors.

In 1901 Webster married Mary Ward Orth, a daughter of a coal dealer from Hiawatha, Kansas. The couple went on to have three sons, Henry Jr., Stokely and Roderick.

In all Webster wrote 27 novels, 1 play and hundreds of short stories. Henry Kitchell Webster died of cancer on 8 December, 1932 at Evanston. He was survived by his wife and three sons.
- IMDb mini biography by: John F. Barlow