Eugene Walter (November 27, 1874 – September 26, 1941) was a playwright. He was the author of the hit play ''The Easiest Way''.

Biography

He was born on November 27, 1874, in

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. He served in the 1st Ohio Cavalry as a private and was a veteran of the

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. He was married to actress

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in 1908 in

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. They separated for a time in 1910.Marguerite_Martyn
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Description

Artist and reporter Marguerite Martyn described Walter in 1910: Playwright_Eugene_Walter_Is_Sketched_by_Marguerite_Martyn,_1911

He is a man whose growth has not gone to length of limb or body. His incessant interest in life has taken him to many rough corners of the earth, so he is weather-toughened and looks as if he might be in excellent athletic training. He is small of stature and sturdy. He has a long upper lip and big eyes which he narrows and fixes upon something way off in the future. He is perfectly quiet, and you might think a little diffident — until he has something to say.

She also interviewed him in 1911.Marguerite Martyn, "Marguerite Martyn Interviews a Playwright Who Understands Modern Women 'Only Too Well,'" ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch,'' January 15, 1911, Editorial Section, Page 1

Death

Walter died of cancer on September 26, 1941, in

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. He was buried at the

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in Sawtelle.

Plays

* ''Sergeant James'' (1901), later called ''Boots and Saddles'' (1909) * ''The Flag Station'' (1905) * ''The Undertow'' (1907) * ''Paid in Full'' (1908) * ''The Real Issue'' (1908) * ''The Wolf'' (1908) * ''The Easiest Way'' (1909) * ''Boots and Saddles'' (1909) * ''

Just a Wife ''Just a Wife'' is a 1910 play by Eugene Walter that was adapted to silent film in 1920. It was performed on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre in 1910, and was made into a silent film released in 1920 and directed by Howard C. Hickman.(December ...

'' (1910) * ''The Assassin'' (1911) * ''The Trail of the Lonesome Pine'' (1912), adapted from the novel of the same name * '' Fine Feathers'' (1912) * ''Just a Woman'' (1916) * ''The Knife'' (1917) (aka ''The Assassin'') * ''Nancy Lee'' (1918) * ''The Challenge'' (1919) * ''The Man's Name'' (1921) * ''Jealousy'' (1928), based on the French play ''Monsieur Lamberthier'' by

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* ''Come Angel Band'' (1936)

Selected filmography

*'' Paid in Full'', directed by

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(1914, based on the play ''Paid in Full'') *'' The Wolf'', directed by

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(1914, based on the play ''The Wolf'') *''

The Easiest Way ''The Easiest Way'' is a 1931 American pre-Code MGM drama film directed by Jack Conway. Adapted from the 1909 play of the same name written by Eugene Walter and directed by David Belasco, the film stars Constance Bennett, Adolphe Menjou, Robe ...

'', directed by

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(1917, based on the play ''The Easiest Way'') *'' Just a Woman'', directed by Julius Steger (1918, based on the play ''Just a Woman'') *'' Paid in Full'', directed by

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(1919, based on the play ''Paid in Full'') *'' Just a Woman'', directed by

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(1925, based on the play ''Just a Woman'') *''

'', directed by Jack Conway (1931, based on the play ''The Easiest Way'') *''

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'', directed by

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(1933, based on the play ''Just a Woman'')

Screenwriter

*''

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'', directed by

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(1920) *'' Mother Knows Best'', directed by John G. Blystone (1928) *'' Pardon My Gun'', directed by Robert De Lacey (1930) *'' Upper World'', directed by

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(1934, uncredited) *'' Woman Trap'', directed by Harold Young (1936)

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