Edward J. Locke (1869–1945) was an American

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born in England. The Revolt (1916) - 1

He became a theatre and

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actor while still in his teens. He wrote some vaudeville sketches and plays, the most successful of which was ''The Climax'', which has been filmed twice ( the first time in 1930, the second in 1944), though one version bore little resemblance to the play. '' The Case of Becky'' was also the subject of a movie. ''The Revolt (1915)'' was made into the

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' ''The Revolt'' the following year.

Works

*''Fighting Fate'' (1905) *''The Climax'' (1909) *''The Case of Becky'' (1912) *''The Silver Wedding'' (1913) *''The Revolt'' (1915) *''The Bubble'' (1915) *''The Dancer'' (1919)
Critique by Alexander Woollcott *''The Woman Who Laughed'' (1922) *''Mike Angelo'' (1923) *''The Love Call'' (1927) *''57 Bowery'' (1928)

References

External links

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''The Bubble'' by Edward Locke and Benedict James on Great War Theatre
1869 births 1945 deaths American dramatists and playwrights English emigrants to the United States {{US-dramatist-stub