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'''Richard Walton Tully''' (May 7, 1877 – February 1, 1945) was an American playwright.
⚫ '''Richard Walton Tully''' (May 7, 1877 – February 1, 1945) was an American playwright. His best known works were the 1912 play ] 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.<ref>Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "" The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved October 16, 2010 from Encyclopedia.com:</ref>


==Biology== ==Biography==
He was born on May 7, 1877 in ]. Tully was married to another playwright ] until he divorced her in 1914.<ref name="divorce">{{cite news|title=R.W. Tully Seeks Divorce. Playwright Sues Eleanor Gates on Ground of Desertion|quote=Richard Walton Tully, playwright, instituted suit in the Superior Court here to-day for a divorce from Eleanor Gates Tully, the author. The charge is desertion.|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F2091FFD3D5E13738DDDAC0A94DB405B848DF1D3|accessdate=16 October 2010|newspaper=]|date=24 March 1914}}</ref> Tully was born on May 7, 1877, in ]. Tully was married to another playwright ] until he divorced her in 1914.<ref name="divorce">{{cite news|title=R.W. Tully Seeks Divorce. Playwright Sues Eleanor Gates on Ground of Desertion|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F2091FFD3D5E13738DDDAC0A94DB405B848DF1D3|accessdate=October 16, 2010|newspaper=]|date=March 24, 1914}}</ref>


⚫ His best known work was the 1912 play ],<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://sites.google.com/a/hawaii.edu/ndnp-hawaii/Home/historical-feature-articles/bird-of-paradise | title=The Bird of Paradise: A Broadway Show – Hawai'i Digital Newspaper Project}}</ref> which caused a long-running court case over alleged ]. 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.<ref>Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "" The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved October 16, 2010 from Encyclopedia.com:</ref>
⚫ Tully retired to breed horses. He died on February 1, 1945 in ] at the ].<ref>{{cite news |author= |coauthors= |title=Richard W. Tully, Dramatist, is Dead; Author of 'Bird of Paradise,' Was the Victor in Notable Plagiarism Suit Here Law Career Put Aside Decision Is Reversed |url=https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F50E10FA3F5C10728DDDAB0894DA405B8588F1D3 |quote=Richard Walton Tully of 50 West Eighty-seventh Street, dramatist, author of the stage success "The Bird of Paradise," over which raged one of the bitterest plagiarism suits on record, died Wednesday night at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center. His age was 67. |work=] |date=February 2, 1945 |accessdate=2010-10-17 }}</ref>

⚫ Tully retired to breed horses. He died on February 1, 1945, in ] at the ].<ref>{{cite news |title=Richard W. Tully, Dramatist, is Dead; Author of 'Bird of Paradise,' Was the Victor in Notable Plagiarism Suit Here Law Career Put Aside Decision Is Reversed |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1945/02/02/archives/richard-w-tully-dramatist-is-dead-author-of-bird-of-paradise-was.html|work=] |date=February 2, 1945 |accessdate=October 17, 2010 }}</ref>

==Filmography==
*'']'', directed by ] (1914, based on the play ''Rose of the Rancho'')
*'']'', directed by ] (1922, based on the play ''Omar the Tentmaker'')
*'']'', directed by ] (1932, based on the play ''The Bird of Paradise'')
*'']'', directed by ] (1936, based on the play ''Rose of the Rancho'')
*'']'', directed by ] (1951, based on the play ''The Bird of Paradise'')

===Screenwriter===
*'']'', directed by ] (1922)
*'']'', directed by ] (1923)
* '']'', directed by ] (1924)


==References== ==References==
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==External links==
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American playwright (1877–1945)

Richard Walton Tully
From a 1921 magazine
BornMay 7, 1877
Nevada City, California
DiedFebruary 1, 1945(1945-02-01) (aged 67)
New York City
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California
OccupationPlaywright
SpouseEleanor Gates

Richard Walton Tully (May 7, 1877 – February 1, 1945) was an American playwright.

Biography

Tully was born on May 7, 1877, in Nevada City, California. Tully was married to another playwright Eleanor Gates until he divorced her in 1914.

His best known work was 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.

Tully retired to breed horses. He died on February 1, 1945, in New York City at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.

Filmography

Screenwriter

References

A 1916 advertisement for the famous play Bird of Paradise. The 1912 Broadway show popularized Hawaiian music to Americans.
  1. ^ "R.W. Tully Seeks Divorce. Playwright Sues Eleanor Gates on Ground of Desertion". New York Times. March 24, 1914. Retrieved October 16, 2010.
  2. "The Bird of Paradise: A Broadway Show – Hawai'i Digital Newspaper Project".
  3. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Tully, Richard Walton" The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved October 16, 2010 from Encyclopedia.com:
  4. "Richard W. Tully, Dramatist, is Dead; Author of 'Bird of Paradise,' Was the Victor in Notable Plagiarism Suit Here Law Career Put Aside Decision Is Reversed". New York Times. February 2, 1945. Retrieved October 17, 2010.

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