Frank Ramsey Adams (July 7, 1883 â€" October 8, 1963) was an American
author, screenwriter, composer, and newspaper reporter.He was born on
July 7, 1883 in Morrison, Illinois. Educated at the University of
Chicago, Adams worked as a reporter for several Chicago newspapers,
including the Chicago Tribune, City Press, Chicago Daily News, and the
Chicago Herald-Examiner. From 1916 to 1932, he was manager of the
Nufer-Adams Playhouse (which he cofounded with lumberman J.J. Nufer
and which since 1973 has been known as Howmet Playhouse) and owner of
the Sylvan Beach Resort Co. in Whitehall, Michigan.Adams wrote plays,
musical comedies, and lyrics for popular songs, such as "I Wonder
Who's Kissing Her Now". He composed the stage scores for the musicals
"The Time, the Place, and the Girl", "The Girl Question", "A Stubborn
Cinderella", "The Goddess of Liberty", and "The Price of Tonight". His
chief musical collaborators included Joe Howard, Harold Orlob and Will
Hough.Adams wrote several novels, some of which were made into films.
His short stories were published in several magazines, including Smart
Set, Cosmopolitan, Black Cat, and Illustrated Detective. He also had a
successful career as a screenwriter in Hollywood, writing the stories
for such films as Stage Struck (1925), Almost a Lady (1925), and The
Cowboy and the Lady (1938), which starred Gary Cooper and Merle
Oberon.
author, screenwriter, composer, and newspaper reporter.He was born on
July 7, 1883 in Morrison, Illinois. Educated at the University of
Chicago, Adams worked as a reporter for several Chicago newspapers,
including the Chicago Tribune, City Press, Chicago Daily News, and the
Chicago Herald-Examiner. From 1916 to 1932, he was manager of the
Nufer-Adams Playhouse (which he cofounded with lumberman J.J. Nufer
and which since 1973 has been known as Howmet Playhouse) and owner of
the Sylvan Beach Resort Co. in Whitehall, Michigan.Adams wrote plays,
musical comedies, and lyrics for popular songs, such as "I Wonder
Who's Kissing Her Now". He composed the stage scores for the musicals
"The Time, the Place, and the Girl", "The Girl Question", "A Stubborn
Cinderella", "The Goddess of Liberty", and "The Price of Tonight". His
chief musical collaborators included Joe Howard, Harold Orlob and Will
Hough.Adams wrote several novels, some of which were made into films.
His short stories were published in several magazines, including Smart
Set, Cosmopolitan, Black Cat, and Illustrated Detective. He also had a
successful career as a screenwriter in Hollywood, writing the stories
for such films as Stage Struck (1925), Almost a Lady (1925), and The
Cowboy and the Lady (1938), which starred Gary Cooper and Merle
Oberon.
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