Nationality American Name Richard Tully Movies Bird of Paradise | Occupation Playwright | |
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Born May 7, 1877 Nevada City, Nevada Education University of California, Berkeley People also search for Eleanor Gates, King Vidor, Wells Root, Wanda Tuchock, Leonard Praskins | ||
Richard Walton Tully (May 7, 1877 – February 1, 1945) was an American playwright. His best known works were the 1912 play The Bird of Paradise which caused a long running court case over alleged plagiarism. A schoolteacher named Grace Fender was initially successful in persuading the court that Tully's play was based on her play In Hawaii, however the case was reversed on appeal.
Biology
He was born on May 7, 1877 in Nevada City, Nevada. Tully was married to another playwright Eleanor Gates until he divorced her in 1914.
Tully retired to breed horses. He died on February 1, 1945 in New York City at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
References
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