Salisbury Field

Salisbury Field

Known for: Writing
Biography: 1878-02-28
Deathday: 1936-09-20 (58 years old)

Biography

Edward Salisbury Field Jr. (February 28, 1878 – September 20, 1936) was an American author, playwright, artist, poet, and journalist. He was born on February 28, 1878, in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Edward Salisbury and Sarah Mills Hubbard Field. He was the husband of Isobel Osbourne (the step-daughter of Robert Louis Stevenson) and he was step-father of playwright Austin Strong (Isobel's son from a former marriage).Field was an employee and friend of William Randolf Hearst where he made drawings for Hearst newspapers, signing his drawings with the nom de plume, Childe Harold. As a young news man in his 20s, Field became the secretary, protégé, and possibly lover of Fanny Stevenson (who was 38 years older), after the death of her husband Robert Louis Stevenson. After Fanny's death in 1914, Field married her daughter, Isobel Osbourne, who was 20 years his senior. Field became a successful Southern California real estate developer. In the 1920s, oil was discovered on some of his property which made them wealthy.In 1926, Field purchased Zaca Lake and surrounding land on Figueroa Mountain near Los Olivos, California. His wife, Isobel, built an artists studio there, and the Field home became a popular meeting place for writers and actors.

Field's best known works were the film scripts for Wedding Bells (based on his play of the same name) and Twin Beds (based on a novel and subsequent play). The screwball comedy novel Twin Beds (1913) was filmed four times; as Twin Beds in 1920 starring Carter and Flora Parker DeHaven; Twin Beds in 1929 starring Jack Mulhall; as The Life of the Party in 1934; and as Twin Beds in 1942 with George Brent and Joan Bennett. It was also adapted to stage, co-written with Margaret Mayo.Field died September 20, 1936, at Zaca Lake, of an apparent heart attack while taking a nap. He was 58 years old.

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Known For
Writing

Birthday
1878-02-28

Deathday
1936-09-20 (58 years old)

Birth Place
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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Father
Edward Salisbury

Mother
Sarah Mills Hubbard Field

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Edward Salisbury Field

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