Clarence Budington Kelland, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Clarence Budington Kelland

Novelist, short story writer, journalist

Date of Birth: 11-Jul-1881

Date of Death: 18-Feb-1964

Profession: journalist, novelist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Clarence Budington Kelland

  • Clarence Budington "Bud" Kelland (July 11, 1881 – February 18, 1964) was an American writer.
  • He once described himself as "the best second-rate writer in America".Although largely forgotten now, Kelland had a long career as a writer of fiction and short stories, stretching from 1913 to 1960.
  • He was published in many magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post and The American Magazine.
  • A prolific writer, his output included sixty novels and some two hundred short stories.
  • His best known juvenile works were the Mark Tidd series and the Catty Atkins series, while his best known adult work was the Scattergood Baines series.
  • Other notable adult books by Kelland include Conflict (1920), Rhoda Fair (1925), Hard Money (1930), Arizona (1939), and Dangerous Angel (1953).
  • Kelland was the "literary idol" of the teenaged John O'Hara.
  • He was referred to in a 1995 installment of Harlan Ellison's television commentary, Harlan Ellison's Watching for the program Sci-Fi Buzz, wherein Ellison laments what he perceives as a prevailing cultural illiteracyKelland's work resulted in some thirty Hollywood movies, including Speak Easily (1932) starring Buster Keaton.
  • Opera Hat, a serial from The American Magazine, was the basis for the film Mr.
  • Deeds Goes to Town (1936) starring Gary Cooper.
  • Opera Hat later was turned into the short-lived television series Mr.
  • Deeds Goes to Town (1969–70), and the movie Mr.
  • Deeds (2002).
  • One of Kelland's best-known characters was featured in the Scattergood Baines series of six films from 1941 to 1943, starring Guy Kibbee.

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