John C. Brownell

John C. Brownell (February 5, 1877 – August 27, 1961)[1] was an actor and writer who had a career in theater[2] and film in the U.S. Yale University has a collection of his papers.[3] Brownell was born in Burlington, Vermont.[3] He wrote several plays.[2][4] He worked in the film industry for Universal Films and Film Booking Offices of America.[5][6] He died in Starksboro, Vermont.[2]

From a 1926 magazine

Theater
  • Her Majesty the Widow[7]
  • Mississippi rainbow : a modern comedy of Negro life (1938)[8]
  • The Nut Farm[3]
  • A Woman of the Soil[3]

Selected filmography

(as screenwriter)

References
  1. Stevens, direction.), Edwin; Brownell, writing.), John C.; Mersereau, cast.), Violet; Mason, cast.), Sidney; O'Neill, cast.), James; Congress), Public Archives of Canada/Dawson City Collection; Bluebird Photoplays, Inc (February 11, 1917). "The Boy girl" – via Trove. {{cite web}}: |first7= has generic name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. "John C. Brownell". Playbill.
  3. http://discover.odai.yale.edu/ydc/Record/3962232/Description#tabnav
  4. "John C. Brownell – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.
  5. "Writer's Monthly". Writer's Monthly. February 11, 1922 – via Google Books.
  6. Koszarski, Richard (March 2, 2005). Fort Lee: The Film Town (1904-2004). Indiana University Press. ISBN 9780861969425 – via Google Books.
  7. "Her Majesty the Widow 3". Library of Congress.
  8. "Mississippi Rainbow". Library of Congress.
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