Author/Playwright
Charlton Andrews is best remembered as a well known author and playwright. He attended De Pauw University and Harvard University where he received degrees. He taught classes to high school and college level students. He also wrote articles for various newspapers in the U.S. and in Paris.
Charlton was born as Albert Charles Andrews on February 1, 1878 in Connersville Indiana. His father was a pharmacist there. He attended Indianapolis Classical School, being supervised by his mother who was a highly educated poet and writer. In 1898 Charlton was sent to Paris to study the French language.
Later he received Broadway credits for his original and adaptive work in the following plays, "Good Night, Ladies" (Jan 17, 1945-Mar 24, 1945); "Fioretta" (Feb. 05, 1929- May 11, 1929); "Get Me in the Movies" (May 21, 1928-Jun 1928); "The Golden Age" (Apr 24, 1928-Apr 1928); "Sam Abramovitch: (Jan 18, 1927 - Jan 1927); "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" (Sept 19, 1921 - Feb 1922) "Ladies' Night" (Aug 09, 1920-Jul 02-1921) and "The Torches" (Oct 24, 1917-Nov 1917).
Mr. Andrews was the creator of "Drexel Ware" a bright detective character in his novels "The Affair of the Malacca Stick" and " The Affair of the Syrian Dagger."
Mr. Andrews' other novels include "The Butterfly Murder"; "Murder at the Class Reunion" and "The Resources of Mycroft Holmes: Solver of Historical Mysteries (short stories) among others.
Charlton Andrews died August 13, 1939 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine after traveling to Paris for treatment of an undisclosed illness. He had been teaching at Stuyvesant High School while living there.
Charlton Andrews is best remembered as a well known author and playwright. He attended De Pauw University and Harvard University where he received degrees. He taught classes to high school and college level students. He also wrote articles for various newspapers in the U.S. and in Paris.
Charlton was born as Albert Charles Andrews on February 1, 1878 in Connersville Indiana. His father was a pharmacist there. He attended Indianapolis Classical School, being supervised by his mother who was a highly educated poet and writer. In 1898 Charlton was sent to Paris to study the French language.
Later he received Broadway credits for his original and adaptive work in the following plays, "Good Night, Ladies" (Jan 17, 1945-Mar 24, 1945); "Fioretta" (Feb. 05, 1929- May 11, 1929); "Get Me in the Movies" (May 21, 1928-Jun 1928); "The Golden Age" (Apr 24, 1928-Apr 1928); "Sam Abramovitch: (Jan 18, 1927 - Jan 1927); "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" (Sept 19, 1921 - Feb 1922) "Ladies' Night" (Aug 09, 1920-Jul 02-1921) and "The Torches" (Oct 24, 1917-Nov 1917).
Mr. Andrews was the creator of "Drexel Ware" a bright detective character in his novels "The Affair of the Malacca Stick" and " The Affair of the Syrian Dagger."
Mr. Andrews' other novels include "The Butterfly Murder"; "Murder at the Class Reunion" and "The Resources of Mycroft Holmes: Solver of Historical Mysteries (short stories) among others.
Charlton Andrews died August 13, 1939 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine after traveling to Paris for treatment of an undisclosed illness. He had been teaching at Stuyvesant High School while living there.
Author/Playwright
Charlton Andrews is best remembered as a well known author and playwright. He attended De Pauw University and Harvard University where he received degrees. He taught classes to high school and college level students. He also wrote articles for various newspapers in the U.S. and in Paris.
Charlton was born as Albert Charles Andrews on February 1, 1878 in Connersville Indiana. His father was a pharmacist there. He attended Indianapolis Classical School, being supervised by his mother who was a highly educated poet and writer. In 1898 Charlton was sent to Paris to study the French language.
Later he received Broadway credits for his original and adaptive work in the following plays, "Good Night, Ladies" (Jan 17, 1945-Mar 24, 1945); "Fioretta" (Feb. 05, 1929- May 11, 1929); "Get Me in the Movies" (May 21, 1928-Jun 1928); "The Golden Age" (Apr 24, 1928-Apr 1928); "Sam Abramovitch: (Jan 18, 1927 - Jan 1927); "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" (Sept 19, 1921 - Feb 1922) "Ladies' Night" (Aug 09, 1920-Jul 02-1921) and "The Torches" (Oct 24, 1917-Nov 1917).
Mr. Andrews was the creator of "Drexel Ware" a bright detective character in his novels "The Affair of the Malacca Stick" and " The Affair of the Syrian Dagger."
Mr. Andrews' other novels include "The Butterfly Murder"; "Murder at the Class Reunion" and "The Resources of Mycroft Holmes: Solver of Historical Mysteries (short stories) among others.
Charlton Andrews died August 13, 1939 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine after traveling to Paris for treatment of an undisclosed illness. He had been teaching at Stuyvesant High School while living there.
Charlton Andrews is best remembered as a well known author and playwright. He attended De Pauw University and Harvard University where he received degrees. He taught classes to high school and college level students. He also wrote articles for various newspapers in the U.S. and in Paris.
Charlton was born as Albert Charles Andrews on February 1, 1878 in Connersville Indiana. His father was a pharmacist there. He attended Indianapolis Classical School, being supervised by his mother who was a highly educated poet and writer. In 1898 Charlton was sent to Paris to study the French language.
Later he received Broadway credits for his original and adaptive work in the following plays, "Good Night, Ladies" (Jan 17, 1945-Mar 24, 1945); "Fioretta" (Feb. 05, 1929- May 11, 1929); "Get Me in the Movies" (May 21, 1928-Jun 1928); "The Golden Age" (Apr 24, 1928-Apr 1928); "Sam Abramovitch: (Jan 18, 1927 - Jan 1927); "Bluebeard's Eighth Wife" (Sept 19, 1921 - Feb 1922) "Ladies' Night" (Aug 09, 1920-Jul 02-1921) and "The Torches" (Oct 24, 1917-Nov 1917).
Mr. Andrews was the creator of "Drexel Ware" a bright detective character in his novels "The Affair of the Malacca Stick" and " The Affair of the Syrian Dagger."
Mr. Andrews' other novels include "The Butterfly Murder"; "Murder at the Class Reunion" and "The Resources of Mycroft Holmes: Solver of Historical Mysteries (short stories) among others.
Charlton Andrews died August 13, 1939 in Boothbay Harbor, Maine after traveling to Paris for treatment of an undisclosed illness. He had been teaching at Stuyvesant High School while living there.
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