Edward Peple

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::summary American dramatist (1869–1924) ::

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Field	Value
name	Edward Peple
image	Edward Peple 001.JPG
birth_name	Edward Henry Peple
birth_date
birth_place	Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
death_date
death_place	New York City, U.S.
resting_place	Hollywood Cemetery
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
occupation	Playwright
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|name=Edward Peple |image=Edward Peple 001.JPG |birth_name=Edward Henry Peple |birth_date= |birth_place=Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |death_date= |death_place=New York City, U.S. |resting_place=Hollywood Cemetery Richmond, Virginia, U.S. |occupation=Playwright Edward Henry Peple (August 10, 1869 – July 28, 1924) was an American playwright known for his comedies and farces. He was perhaps best remembered for the plays The Prince Chap, The Littlest Rebel and A Pair of Sixes.

Biography

Born in Richmond, Virginia, Peple was educated John S. McGuire's academy in Richmond. He trained and worked as a lawyer, mainly with the American Bridge Company until 1912. In 1895, he moved to New Jersey. His first play was A Broken Rose. His play The Prince Chain opened in 1895 and ran for two seasons with Cyril Scott playing the lead.

Peple died on the morning of July 28, 1924, at his residence in the Hotel Royalton after suffering a heart attack the evening before. He was buried in Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond.

Works

Plays

• A Broken Rosary
• The Prince Chap, New York : S. French 1904
• The Love Route
• The Silver Girl
• Semiramis, 1907
• The Littlest Rebel New York : S. French 1911
• A Pair of Sixes, 1914

Books

• A Night Out, 1909
• The Littlest Rebel New York, Moffat, Yard 1911

References

References

1. [https://books.google.com/books?id=bTABAAAAMAAJ&dq=%22+peple+edward%22+1869&pg=PA428 Herringshaw, Thomas William. 1914. p. 428. ''Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography'']. Retrieved May 11, 2014.
2. ''Who's Who on the Stage''. 2nd ed. 1908.
3. Edward H. Peple Dead. ''The New York Times''. July 29, 1924. p. 15.
4. (1924-07-30). "Edward H. Peple". [[Richmond Times-Dispatch]].

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