| The Rich Little Poor Boy (Esprios Classics) Contributor(s): Gates, Eleanor (Author) |
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ISBN: 1034482319 ISBN-13: 9781034482314 Publisher: Blurb OUR PRICE: $32.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2024 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Young Adult Fiction |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6" W x 9" (1.23 lbs) 382 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Eleanor Gates (26 September 1874 - 7 March 1951) was an American playwright who created seven plays that were staged on Broadway. Her best-known work was the play The Poor Little Rich Girl, which was produced by her husband in 1913 and went on to be made as films for Mary Pickford in 1917 and for Shirley Temple in 1936. Gates had worked initially as a writer for a newspaper in San Francisco, as well as writing novels. In 1907, one of her novels was illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Her best known work was the play The Poor Little Rich Girl, which was produced by her husband in 1913. At the beginning of 1915, Gates founded the Liberty Feature Film Company, which was said by Motion Picture News to be the only film company to be owned and managed by women. |