His play "The Squaw Man" became the first movie Cecil B. DeMille had directed in Hollywood.
Former Shepherd of the Lamb's Club.
Belonged to the Authors League of America and the Dramatist Guild.
Trustee of the Percy Williams Home for Indigent Actors.
Wrote numerous songs, poems, fugitive verses and at least ten one act plays.
Wrote several books, including "Edwin Booth as I Knew Him" and "English as She is Spoke".
His wife was a stage actress who had worked with many of the top actors and actresses of her day. She appeared with Lionel Barrymore in "The Henrietta", his first starring role.