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Peter Clark MacFarlane
Peter Clark MacFarlane (March 8, 1871 – June 9, 1924) was a novelist in the United States. The 1919 comedy film ''Molly of the Follies'' is based on his story "The Side-Show Girl". The 1924 film ''Tongues of Flame'' was adapted from his novel of the same name. MacFarlane was born in Saint Clair County, Missouri on March 8, 1871. His initial employment was as a railroad clerk. He studied at University of Florida, Florida Agricultural College and then studied theology at a seminary in Berkeley, California, graduating in 1905. He took a position as a pastor in Alameda, California and was a minister for seven years. He also served as Secretary of the Brotherhood of Disciples of Christ. He left ministry to become an actor and lecturer. In 1912 he wrote a critique of then-governor and Democratic Party presidential candidate Woodrow Wilson. In 1922 he was one of two speakers at a San Jose rally in support of Senator Johnson. MacFarlane corresponded with Teddy Roosevelt. Hiram John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
San Francisco, California
San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17th most populous in the United States, with 815,201 residents as of 2021. It covers a land area of , at the end of the San Francisco Peninsula, making it the second most densely populated large U.S. city after New York City, and the fifth most densely populated U.S. county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs. Among the 91 U.S. cities proper with over 250,000 residents, San Francisco was ranked first by per capita income (at $160,749) and sixth by aggregate income as of 2021. Colloquial nicknames for San Francisco include ''SF'', ''San Fran'', ''The '', ''Frisco'', and ''Baghdad by the Bay''. San Francisco and the surrounding San Francisco Bay Area are a global center of economic activity and the arts and sciences, spurred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
