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Person Detail: Brander Matthews
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| Full Name: Brander Matthews | ||
| Biography: (1852-1929) Brander Matthews was a well-known figure in theatrical and literary circles in Paris and London as well as in New York City. He began to teach at Columbia University in 1891 and in 1900 was appointed the first professor of dramatic literature in any American university. A founding member of several writers’ clubs, he had considerable influence on the playwrights of the period from 1890 to 1915. He graduated from Columbia College in 1871 and from Columbia Law School in 1873. |
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| 1871 |
New York County Mr. Matthews graduated from Columbia College in Manhattan, New York, in 1871. |
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| 1852 |
(Unknown) County James Brander Matthews was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1852. |
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| 1929 |
New York County Brander Matthews died in New York City in 1929. |
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| 1894 |
(Unknown) County Vignettes of Manhattan |
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| 1903 |
(Unknown) County The Development of Drama |
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| 1873 |
New York County Mr. Matthews graduated from Columbia Law School in Manhattan, New York, in 1873. |
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| 1891 |
New York County Mr. Matthews began to teach at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York, in 1891, and continued teaching there until 1924. |
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| 1900 |
New York County Mr. Matthews was appointed the first professor of dramatic literature in any American university. |
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| 1899 |
(Unknown) County Peter Stuyvesant Play on which Mr. Matthews collaborated with Bronson Howard. |
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| 1886 |
(Unknown) County Actors and Actresses of the United States and Great Britain (Pub: New York. ISBN: ) Written in five volumes with Laurence Hutton. |
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| 1884 |
(Unknown) County Margery's Lovers Comedy. |
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| 1889 |
(Unknown) County A Gold Mine Comedy. |
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| 1889 |
(Unknown) County On Probation Comedy. |
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| 1917 |
(Unknown) County These Many Years Autobiography. |
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| 1919 |
(Unknown) County Principles Of Playmaking Nonfiction. |
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| 1923 |
(Unknown) County Playwrights On Playmaking Nonfiction. |
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Greene County Mr. Matthews resided at a retreat in Greene County, New York. |
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