| Gilson Willets | |
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| Born | (1869-08-10)August 10, 1869 Hempstead, New York, U.S. |
| Died | May 26, 1922(1922-05-26) (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author Journalist Screenwriter |
| Nationality | American |
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Gilson Willets (August 10, 1869 - 1922) was a journalist, author, and screenwriter in the United States. He was born in Hempstead, New York. He wrote for Leslie's Weekly, Collier's Weekly and many other publications. He covered the Spanish–American War in Cuba. He traveled widely before becoming a production manager for Pathé. His work includes several film serials.
As a journalist, he covered a plague in India and E. H. Harriman's Harriman Scientific Expedition to Alaska. He was described as the American Guy de Maupassant for his terse writing style.
He wrote about New Mexico in 1905.
He married Daisy Van Der Veer and his son was named Gilson Vander Veer Willets.
Bibliography
- His Neighbor's Wife
- Anita, Cuban Spy
- The Triumph of Yankee Doodle
- Workers of the Nation
- The Commercial Invasion of Europe
- Inside History of the White House
- Rulers of the World at Home
- The Loves of Twenty and One (1899)
- Myster of the Double Cross
Filmography
- The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913), a serial co-written with Harold MacGrath
- The Adventures of Ruth (1919), serial
- Little Orphant Annie (1918 film)
- The Mystery of the Double Cross (1917)
- The City of Purple Dreams (1918 film), an adaptation of an Edwin Baird novel
- The Tiger's Trail (1919), an adaptation of a story by Arthur B. Reeve
- The Garden of Allah (1916 film), an adaptation of a Robert Hichens novel
- Hands Up (serial) (1918)
- The Bells (1918 film)
- The Heart of Texas Ryan (1917)
- The Princess of Patches (1917)
- Sweet Alyssum (film), film adaptation
- A Change of Administration
- The House of a Thousand Candles (1915 film)
- In the Days of the Thundering Herd
- Who Shall Take My Life?
- Ruth of the Range
- Beware of Strangers
References
- Hills, William Henry; Luce, Robert (October 22, 1897). "The Writer: A Monthly Magazine for Literary Workers". Writer Publishing Company – via Google Books.
- "Willets Gilson 1911 his 42nd birthday". August 10, 1911. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
- "Sacramento Union 26 May 1922 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
- ^ "Gilson Willets - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
- "The Writer". The Writer. October 22, 1897 – via Google Books.
- Willets, Gilson (August 20, 1905). "Most Un-American Part of the United States; Strange Stories of People and Things in New Mexico -- A Large Proportion of the Population Ignorant of or Indifferent to Our Laws and Institutions -- Some Reasons Why Admission Has Been Refused" – via NYTimes.com.
- "Gilson Willets". Open Library.
- "Willets Gilson May 20 1917 Mystery Series author". May 20, 1917. p. 34 – via newspapers.com.