Historical records matching Louis Evan Shipman, author & playwright
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About Louis Evan Shipman, author & playwright
- Louis' birth and death information are available in his obituary in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Thursday, August 3, 1933, page 7A, and at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192338983/louis-evan-shipman
- Louis' passport application form (dated 28 February 1890) provided the following information (see "United States Passport Applications, 1795-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24F-4Y95 : 16 March 2018), Louis E Shipman, 1890; citing Passport Application, New York, United States, source certificate #, Passport Applications, 1795-1905., 344, NARA microfilm publications M1490 and M1372 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.):
- He was born on 2 August 1869 in Brooklyn, New York, and his permanent residence was in New York City, where he held the occupation of being a gentleman.
- He was 20 years old; was 5-feet, 8-inches tall; had a medium forehead, gray eyes, a medium nose, mouth and chin, dark-brown hair, a full face, and a dark, freckled complexion.
- He was the editorial writer for Leslie's Weekly and the editor of Life. He also contributed to Collier's Weekly. In 1930 he received the Chevalier Legion of Honor medal from the French government.
- Louis' stage plays include the following (see https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0794107/otherworks):
- "(1901) Stage Play: D'Arcy of the Guards. Comedy. Written by Louis Evan Shipman.
- "(1903) Stage Play: John Ermine of the Yellowstone. Written by Louis Evan Shipman. Based on "Sketches of Frontier Life" by Frederic Remington. Manhattan Theatre: 2 Nov 1903- Nov 1903 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Carl Ahrendt, E.L. Duane, James K. Hackett (as "John Ermine"), William Harcourt (as "Lieutenant Butler"), Albert Perry [Broadway debut], Theodore Roberts, James Seeley, Charlotte Walker (as "Katherine Searles"), Ann Warrington. Produced by James K. Hackett.
- "(1907) Stage Play: The Crossing. Drama. Adapted from the novel by Winston Churchill. Written by Louis Evan Shipman and Winston Churchill. Daly's Theatre: 1 Jan 1906- 7 Jan 1906 (8 performances). Cast: G. H. Benerman, John Blair, Mabel Burt, Laura Clement, F.S. Coe, J.B. Delamater, Ralph Delmore, Edward Donnelly, J.H. Gilmour, Etienne Girardot, Jane Gordon, Fred Hardy, Violet Houk, Shelly Hull, Arthur Lawrence, Sidney Mansfield, E.J. McGuire, F. Richter, Andrew Stephens, Stokes Sullivan, Lillian Ward, W. Wood.
- "(1907) Stage Play: On Parole. Romance. Written by Louis Evan Shipman. Majestic Theatre: 25 Feb 1907- Mar 1907 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Frank E. Aiken, Morgan Coman, Francis X. Conlan, Scott Cooper, Frederick Forrester, Helen Graham, Thomas P. Jackson, Alethea Luce [Broadway debut], Frederick Nichols, Howard Pembroke, Vincent Serrano (as "Major Dale"), Charlotte Walker (as "Constance Pinckney"), Fay Wheeler. Produced by Henry Miller.
- "(1912) Stage Play: The Grain of Dust. Written by Louis Evan Shipman. Based on the novel by David Graham Phillips. Criterion Theatre: 1 Jan 1912- Jan 1912 (closing date unknown/24 performances). Cast: Frank Burbeck, Frazer Coulter, James K. Hackett, E.M. Holland, Mabel Inslee, Daniel Jarrett, Izetta Jewell, Nat Nazarro Jr., Pauline Neff, Charles Stedman, Fred A. Sullivan, Olive Harper Thorne, Vaughan Trevor. Produced by James K. Hackett.
- "(1918) Stage Play: The Fountain of Youth. Written by Louis Evan Shipman. Henry Miller's Theatre: 1 Apr 1918- Apr 1918 (closing date unknown/32 performances). Cast: Robert Ames, C. Leslie Austen, Lillian Cooper, Frank Kemble-Cooper, Henry Miller, Lewis Sealy, Hilda Spong, Frank Sylvester, Olive Tell, Lucile Watson.
- "(1922) Stage Play: Fools Errant. Drama. Written by Louis Evan Shipman.
- "(July 10 to 20, 1952) His play, Ben Franklin, was performed in an Eighteenth Midsummer Festival (Plays about Great Americans) production at the Pasadena Playhouse in Pasadena, California. Gilmor Brown was artistic director. Barbara Vajda was director.
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Louis Evan Shipman, author & playwright's Timeline
| 1869 |
August 2, 1869
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Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States
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| 1894 |
August 7, 1894
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New Canaan, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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| 1904 |
October 23, 1904
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Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
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| 1907 |
February 28, 1907
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Plainfield, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
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| 1933 |
August 2, 1933
Age 64
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Boury-en-Vexin, Oise Department, Hauts-de-France, France
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Mount Hope Cemetery, Hastings-on-Hudson, Westchester, New York, United States
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