Harry Chapman Ford

American playwright and author

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Harry Chapman Ford
Born	Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Died	May 1938 Rutherford, New Jersey, United States
Occupation(s)	Playwright, Novelist
Notable work	Anna Ascends (play), Eve's Leaves (play), Ebb Tide (novel)

Harry Chapman Ford was a playwright and novelist in the United States.^[1]^[2] Two of his plays and one of his novels were adapted to film.

Early life

Henry Chapman Ford was born in Baltimore, Maryland. His mother was actress Blanche Chapman. His father was Henry Clay Ford, owner of Ford's Theatre. He had two brothers, Frank A. and George D.^[3]

Career

Two of Ford's plays and one of his books were made into films. He was a stage director for theaters, and toured internationally with the theater adaptation of The Garden of Allah. He directed Viola Allen.^[3]

Later life and death

Ford never married. He died in May 1938 at his home in Rutherford, New Jersey of a coronary thrombosis, outlived by his two brothers and mother.^[3]

Theater

Anna Ascends (1920)^[4]
Eve's Leaves (1925)
Ebb Tide (1931)

Filmography

Anna Ascends (1922)
Eve's Leaves (1926) adapted by Paul Sloane from Ford's 1925 play of the same name
Shadow of the Law (1926) adapted by Leah Baird and Grover Jones from Ford's novel Two Gates

References

^ "Harry Chapman Ford – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
^ "Harry Chapman Ford (Writer)". Playbill.
^ ^a ^b ^c "HARRY C. FORD; Son of Man Who Had Theatre Where Lincoln Was Shot". The New York Times. 23 May 1938. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
^ "Anna Ascends (Broadway, Playhouse Theatre, 1920)". Playbill.