Wright Lorimer

Wright Lorimer
Born
Walter Myron Smith

(1874-03-10)March 10, 1874
Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedDecember 22, 1911(1911-12-22) (aged 37)
New York City, U.S.
Other namesWalter M. S. Lowell
Occupation(s)Actor, Playwright
Years active1899-1911
SpouseKittie L. Lorimer (née Kate Purdy)
Children3

Wright Lorimer (March 10, 1874 – December 22, 1911)[1] was the stage name of Walter Myron Smith, an American stage actor and playwright who was also known as Walter M. S. Lowell. He was author of a famous religious play The Shepherd King (1904) and starred in the Broadway production playing David. The play was co-written with Arnold Reeves. Lorimer committed suicide in 1911 despondent over a contract and proceeds of The Shepherd King with producer William A. Brady.[2][3]

In 1923 The Shepherd King was made into an extravagant religious film by Fox Film Corporation. It was shot in several countries and released in direct competition with Cecil B. DeMille's religious spectacular The Ten Commandments.

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References

  1. ^ The Actor's Birthday Book: An Authoritative Insight Into the Lives of the Men and Women of the Stage by Johnson Briscoe c.1907
  2. ^ WRIGHT LORIMER SUES BRADY; Actor Asks $148,400 for Violated Contract and Damage to Reputation. (NY Times August 31 1911)
  3. ^ DESPONDENT ACTOR A SUICIDE BY GAS; Wright Lorimer, Who Starred in "The Shepherd King," Laid His Troubles to W.A. Brady. (NY Times, December 23 1911)