Hatcher Hughes

Hatcher Hughes ( born February 12, 1881 in Polkville, North Carolina, † October 19, 1945 in New York City ) was an American theater director and playwright who won the Pulitzer Prize for his play for Hell-Bent Fer Heaven 1924 Theatre was excellent.

Life

Hughes graduated from a post-school studies in English at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and earned there first in 1907 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA English), before he completed the study in 1909 with a Master of Arts (MA English).

He was for a time as a theater director and wrote A Marriage Made in Heaven (1918 ) and together with Elmer Rice with Wake Up, Jonathan! ( 1921) his first comedies. He had his greatest success in 1924 with his play Hell-Bent Fer Heaven for which he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for drama and was premiered by Clara Blandick and George Abbott in the lead role. 1926 was followed by a film adaptation of his play by James Stuart Blackton with Patsy Ruth Miller and John Harron in the lead roles.

After these pieces he wrote the plays Ruint, a folk comedy in four acts (1925 ), It's A Grant Life (1930 ) and The Lord Blesses The Bishop (1931 ), although not to follow the success of Hell- Bent for Heaven could. Hughes was also active as a professor at Columbia University.