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William Clyde Fitch (May 2, 1865 – September 4, 1909) was an American dramatist, the most popular writer for the Broadway stage of his time (c. 1890–1909). Biography [ edit ] Born in Elmira , New York and educated at Holderness School and Amherst College (class of 1886), William Clyde Fitch wrote over 60 plays, 36 of them original, ranging ...
Apr 30, 2024 · Clyde Fitch (born May 2, 1865, Elmira, New York, U.S.—died September 4, 1909, Châlons-sur-Marne, France) was an American playwright best known for plays of social satire and character study. Fitch graduated from Amherst College in 1886. In New York City he began writing short stories for magazines. A prolific writer, he produced 33 original ...
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Clyde Fitch. Writer: The City. Born into an upper-class family in Elmira, NY, the son of an army officer and an indulging socialite, Clyde Fitch would become the first major American playwright, ending European-sourced dominance of the American stage (somewhat ironic, seeing that many of his plays were set abroad). His career would barely span 20 years, but he proved extremely prolific ...
- May 2, 1865
- September 4, 1909
Portrait: William Clyde Fitch. [View 4x enlarged] William Clyde Fitch was the first American dramatist whose name was sufficiently well-known to attract people to the theater. Fitch spent ten of his boyhood years in Schenectady. Born in Elmira on May 2, 1865, son of a captain of the Union Army, he traveled with his parents for four years until ...
Biography: From 1890 to the early 1900s, Fitch was the most popular playwright on Broadway. He was the first American to achieve the respect which had thus far been reserved for European writers. Some of his most well-reputed works include ' Nathan Hale ' (1898), 'The Climbers' (1901), and 'The Girl with the Green Eyes' (1902). Born: May 2, 1865.
