Rex Beach

Rex Ellingwood Beach ( born September 1, 1877 in Atwood, Antrim County, Michigan, † December 7, 1949 in Sebring, Florida) was an American lawyer, writer, playwright and water polo player.

Life

Rex Beach came in Atwood, Antrim County, Michigan, the son of a farmer and a teacher to the world. He watched as his older brothers a law career, before he came to Alaska in the wake of the Klondike Gold Rush. After five years of unsuccessful prospecting and a drawn-out studies, he devoted himself to a literary career.

In 1904 he participated at the Olympic Games in St. Louis at the local water polo tournament and won a silver medal with the team of Chicago Athletic Association.

His first novel, The Spoilers appeared in 1906 and was based in part on a real scandal mine approvals. The main female character Cherry Malotte is Julia Bulette modeled.

The Spoilers became a bestseller in 1906. Honorable reviews referred to him as " Victor Hugo of the North". Other critics spoke of easily predictable storylines and books in which "strong hairy men hairy committed deeds". Stephen Haycox According to most of Beach's works are now mercifully forgotten. The Spoilers he described as a classic potboiler with a woodcut created simple characters. The novel has been filmed five times, including in 1942 under the title The Spoilers with Marlene Dietrich, Randolph Scott and John Wayne in the lead roles.

Some of the works Beachs have been implemented successfully in movies and plays, sometimes by itself Beach His brother in law was the Hollywood actor Fred Stone.

1949 committed Beach two years after the death of his wife Edith suicide. He had never got over her death and was also limited by a cancer.

Novels

  • The Spoilers (1906 )
  • The Barrier (1908 )
  • The Silver Horde (1909 )
  • The Ne'er -Do- Well ( 1911)
  • The Net (1912 )
  • The Iron Trail ( 1913)
  • The Auction Block (1914 )
  • Heart of the Sunset ( 1915)
  • Rainbow's End ( 1916)
  • The Crimson Gardenia and Other Tales of Adventure (1916 )
  • The Winds of Chance (1918 )
  • Flowing Gold ( 1922)
  • The World in His Arms (1946 )
  • Going Handsome

Film adaptations of the novels

  • The Spoilers ( movie, 1914)
  • The Auction Block ( movie, 1917)
  • The Iron Trail ( movie, 1921)
  • The Spoilers ( movie, 1923)
  • The Auction Block (1926 )
  • The Spoilers ( movie, 1930)
  • Flowing Gold ( 1940) (English title: The ultimatum for derrick L 9 )
  • The Spoilers ( movie, 1942)
  • The World in His Arms (1952 )
  • The Spoilers ( movie, 1955)
Sebring (Florida) Water polo at the 1904 Summer Olympics The Spoilers (1942 film) Integrated Authority File
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