Leighton Graves Osmun (December 13, 1880 â€" June 12, 1928) was an
American screenwriter, playwright, and author who was active during
Hollywood's silent era. He often collaborated with fellow screenwriter
Beatrice deMille.Leighton was born in Newark, New Jersey, to banker J.
Allen Osmun and Mary Graves.In 1916, while living in Los Angeles and
working as a writer, Leighton briefly disappeared after divorcing his
first wife, Harriet Scholl, and marrying his second wife, Lula Dix
Drummond. He and Lula had a daughter, Sarah, together; she would go on
to marry William Ince, son of director Thomas H. Ince.In the summer of
1929, he suffered a heart attack and died after rescuing a child who
was in danger of drowning at a beach in La Jolla, California. He was
48 years old. He was survived by his second wife, Dix, and his
daughter, Sarah.
American screenwriter, playwright, and author who was active during
Hollywood's silent era. He often collaborated with fellow screenwriter
Beatrice deMille.Leighton was born in Newark, New Jersey, to banker J.
Allen Osmun and Mary Graves.In 1916, while living in Los Angeles and
working as a writer, Leighton briefly disappeared after divorcing his
first wife, Harriet Scholl, and marrying his second wife, Lula Dix
Drummond. He and Lula had a daughter, Sarah, together; she would go on
to marry William Ince, son of director Thomas H. Ince.In the summer of
1929, he suffered a heart attack and died after rescuing a child who
was in danger of drowning at a beach in La Jolla, California. He was
48 years old. He was survived by his second wife, Dix, and his
daughter, Sarah.
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