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Gouverneur Morris
Gouverneur Morris
	Morris in 1931
Born	Gouverneur Morris IV; 1876
Died	1953 (aged 76–77)
Nationality	American
Education	Yale University
Occupation	Writer
Known for	The Man Who Played God (1932); The Ace of Hearts (1921); The Penalty (1920)

Gouverneur Morris IV (1876–1953) was an American author of pulp novels and short stories during the early 20th century.

Biography

Gouverneur Morris IV was born in 1876 and was a great-grandson of American Founding Father Gouverneur Morris. He graduated from Yale University, where he wrote for campus humor magazine The Yale Record.^[1]

Morris wrote several novels. His numerous short stories were first published in magazines, notably Cosmopolitan, Collier's, The Saturday Evening Post, Metropolitan, The Smart Set, and Harper's Bazaar,^[2] and many were collected in book form.

American composer Carolne Holme Walker (1863-1955) used Morris’ text for her song “Your Kiss.”^[3]

Several of his works were adapted into films, including The Penalty (1920) with Lon Chaney, Sr.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Other film adaptions of his novels include:^[7]

The Jungle Princess (1936) with screenwriter Cyril Hume, starring Dorothy Lamour in her film debut
East of Java (1935) with screenwriter James Ashmore Creelman, starring Frank Albertson and Charles Bickford
The Man Who Played God (1932), starring George Arliss and Bette Davis
The Man Who Played God (1922), starring George Arliss and Ann Forrest
The Ace of Hearts (1921) directed by Wallace Worsley and starring Lon Chaney, Sr.
A Tale of Two Worlds (1921), directed by Frank Lloyd and starring Wallace Beery
Behind the Door (1919), starring Wallace Beery

^ The Editor: The Journal of Information for Literary Workers. Ridgewood, NJ: The Editor Company. March 24th, 1917. p. 13.
^ "The FictionMags Index", s.v.
^ Catalog of Copyright Entries: Musical compositions. Library of Congress, Copyright Office. 1907.
^ "Browse By Author: M – Project Gutenberg". Gutenberg.org. 1916-07-01. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
^ "Gouverneur Morris". Imdb.com. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2010-03-19.
^ (15 August 1953). Gouverneur Morris, 77, Noted Novelist, Is Dead, St. Joseph News-Press (Associated Press story)
^ "Gouverneur Morris (1876–1953)". imdb.com. Retrieved January 29, 2014.