George Randolph Chester (January 27, 1869 – February 26, 1924) was an American writer and screenwriter, film editor, and director.

Biography

Chester was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on January 27, 1869. He was the author of such popular works such as ''

Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford is a fictional con artist created by writer George Randolph Chester for a series of stories that first appeared in ''Cosmopolitan'' magazine. A book titled ''Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford: A Cheerful Account of the Rise and F ...

'' and '' Five Thousand an Hour: How Johnny Gamble Won the Heiress'' that were made into silent films within his lifetime. His success in selling stories to '' The Saturday Evening Post'' and leaving his position with the '' Cincinnati Enquirer'' and moving to New York City to write fiction was the impetus for James Bearsley Hendryx to buy a typewriter and try his hand at writing fiction. Chester's first wife, Elizabeth Chester (whom he had married in Davenport, Iowa in July, 1895), divorced George in 1911, using the evidence that he was living at Gainsborough Studios in London with

Lillian Josephine Chester Lillian Josephine Chester (September 29, 1887 – June 7, 1961) was an American writer and filmmaker. Chester wrote under many different variations of her name including Lillian Randolph Chester, Mrs. George Randolph Chester, and Lillian Chester ...

. Elizabeth filed for divorce, and George and Lillian married while they were in Europe after hearing that the divorce was finalized. However, Elizabeth had only been granted an interlocutory decree, which made the divorce not final and therefore made his subsequent marriage to Lillian controversial. George and Lillian worked on several stories and plays together. George and Lillian only directed one film together, ''The Son of Wallingford'' (1921), which has been lost. Chester died on February 26, 1924, of a heart attack in his New York City home.

Partial List of Written Works

*''Get-Rich-Quick Wallingford'' (1908) *''The Cash Intrigue'' (1909) *''The Early Bird'' (1910) *''Young Wallingford'' (1910) *''Wallingford and Blackie Daw'' (1911) *''The Jingo'' (1912) *''Wallingford in His Prime'' (1913) *''A Tale of Red Roses'' (1914)

Partial filmography

*'' The Making of Bobby Burnit'' (1914) *''

'' (1916) *'' The Message of the Mouse'' (1917) *''

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'' (1918) *''

Five Thousand an Hour ''Five Thousand an Hour'' is a 1918 American silent comedy-drama film, directed by Ralph Ince. It stars Hale Hamilton, Lucille Lee Stewart, and Gilbert Douglas, and was released on November 25, 1918. Cast list * Hale Hamilton as Johnny Gamble * ...

'' (1918) *'' The Climbers'' (1919) * '' The Vengeance of Durand'' (1919) * '' The Tower of Jewels'' (1919) * ''

Slaves of Pride ''Slaves of Pride'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by George Terwilliger and starring Alice Joyce, Percy Marmont and Gustav von Seyffertitz.Langman p.155 Cast * Alice Joyce as Patricia Leeds * Percy Marmont as Brewster Howard * T ...

'' (1920) *'' Trumpet Island'' (1920) *''

The Birth of a Soul ''The Birth of a Soul'' is a 1920 American silent drama film directed by Edwin L. Hollywood and written by Arthur Edwin Krows. The film stars Harry T. Morey, Jean Paige, and Charles Eldridge. Cast list Plot Charles Drayton, an attorney from ...

'' (1920) *'' Black Beauty'' (1921) *''

'' (1921) * '' The Son of Wallingford'' (1921) *'' Top o' the Morning'' (1922) *'' The Lavender Bath Lady'' (1922) *''

The Scarlet Car ''The Scarlet Car'' is a 1917 American silent drama film directed by Joe De Grasse and featuring Lon Chaney, Edith Johnson and Franklyn Farnum. The film was written by William Parker, based upon the novel ''The Scarlet Car'' by Richard Harding ...

'' (1923) *''

Fools of Fashion ''Fools of Fashion'' is a 1926 silent society drama film directed by James C. McKay. It was produced and released by Tiffany Pictures. Cast Preservation A print of ''Fools of Fashion'' survives in the BFI National Archive The BFI Nation ...

'' (1926) * '' The Head of the Family'' (1928) *'' New Adventures of Get Rich Quick Wallingford'' (1931)

References

External links

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George Randolph Chester at Projekt Gutenberg-DE (German)
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George Randolph Chester, The Online Books Page, University of Pennsylvania
* 1869 births 1924 deaths American male short story writers Writers from New Rochelle, New York 20th-century American short story writers Writers from Cincinnati The Cincinnati Enquirer people Journalists from New York (state) 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American non-fiction writers American male non-fiction writers {{US-story-writer-stub