George Bronson-Howard (January 7, 1884 – November 20, 1922) was an American writer. Several of his works were made into films. Some of Bronson's books were adorned by artwork on the frontispiece and some were illustrated by artists including

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and

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. He is also credited with lyrics and as a writer of several Broadway plays including ''Snobs'' (1911). ''Snobs'' was made into a film in 1915. He featured a spy character named Yorke Norroy in a series of works appearing in serial form in magazines and books.

Bibliography

*''Norroy, Diplomatic Agent'' (1907) *''Scars on the Southern Seas, a romance'', B. W. Dodge & Company 1907 *''The Red Light of Mars or A Day in the Life of the Devil'', published by Mitchell Kennerley, New York, 1913 *''God's Man'', 1915 *''Slaves of the Lamp: Being the Adventures of Yorke Norroy in His Quest of the Four Jade Plates'' *''Bird of Prey: Being Pages from the Book of Broadway'' (1918) *''An enemy to society: a romance of yesterday and today'', illustrated by Arthur S. Covey, Doubleday 1911 *''The devil's book: being the full account of how the Book of the Betrayers came into the hands of Yorke Norroy, secret agent of the Department of State'', frontispiece by

, W. J. Watt & Company 1920 *''The Devil's Chaplain'' (1922)

Filmography

*'' Snobs (1915 film)'' *''

The Social Pirates ''The Social Pirates'' is a 1916 American silent film serial directed by James W. Horne. It starred Marin Sais, Ollie Kirkby and True Boardman. It was written by George Bronson Howard and produced by the Kalem Company.''Pictorial History of Silen ...

'' (1916) *'' The Perils of the Secret Service'' (1917), director *''

God's Man ' is a wordless novel by American artist Lynd Ward (1905–1985) published in 1929. In 139 captionless woodblock prints, it tells the Faustian story of an artist who signs away his soul for a magic paintbrush. was the very first American w ...

'' (1917) *''

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'' (1922) *''

Borrowed Finery ''Borrowed Finery'' is a 1925 American silent drama film produced and released by Tiffany Pictures, and based on a story by George Bronson Howard. Veteran director and performer Oscar Apfel directed a cast that includes Louise Lorraine, Hedda ...

'' (1925) *'' The Man from Headquarters'' (1928), wrote the novel

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* * * 1884 births 1922 deaths 20th-century American male writers American male dramatists and playwrights American lyricists 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights {{US-writer-stub