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William Young (1847 – October 2, 1920) was an American playwright, writer, and actor, best known for his play adaptation of ''Ben-Hur'' in 1899.〔Bates, Alfred (ed.) (American Drama ), p. 144 (1903)〕〔Burt, Daniel S. (The Chronology of American Literature ), p. 264 (2004)〕〔(General Gossip of Authors and Writers ), ''Current Literature'', May 1899, Vol. XXV, No. 5, p. 402〕 Young was born in Indiana in 1847, went to college in Illinois, and then studied law before turning to writing. His first play ''Jonquil'' opened at Booth's Theatre in New York in 1871. His first play to receive significant attention was ''Pendragon'' in 1881. His 1883 comedy ''The Rajah'' was panned by critics but commercially successful, playing for 256 shows in New York before going on the road.〔 He also acted some roles, and published a number of poems, including a volume titled ''Wishmaker's Town'' in 1885 which was republished in 1898 with an introduction by Thomas Bailey Aldrich. Young died at Burkhaven, Lake Sunapee, New Hampshire on October 2, 1920.〔Mantle, Burns. ( The Best Plays of 1920-21 ), p. 464 (1921)〕〔Young, Alexander. (Boston Letter ), ''The Critic'' (June 22, 1889), p. 311〕 ==Selected works== *''Jonquil'' (1871)〔(17 April 1871). ("Jonquil" at Booth's Theatre (review) ), ''The New York Times''〕 *''Pendragon'' (1881) (featuring actor Lawrence Barrett on Broadway) *''The Rajah'' (1883) *''Wishmaker's Town'' (poems) (1885) *''Ganelon'' (1889) (featuring actor Lawrence Barrett on Broadway)〔(8 October 1889). (Lawrence Barrett as Ganelon ), ''The New York Times''〕 *''Joan of Arc'' (1890) (adaptation of Jules Barbier) *''If I Were You'' (1892) *''Ben-Hur'' (adaptation of novel) (1899) *''A Chinese Nightingale'' (1903) (from Winnifred Eaton novel)〔Fisher, James & Felicia Hardison Londre. (The A to Z of American Theater: Modernism ), p. 531 (2008)〕〔(The Authors Club ), p. 109 (1904) (list of Young's works)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「William Young (playwright)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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