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Rufus Steele
Born(1877-03-03)March 3, 1877
Hope, Arkansas
DiedDecember 25, 1935(1935-12-25) (aged 57–58)
Boston, Massachusetts
Occupation(s)writer and director
Known forThe Eagle's Wings, The Purple Highway and The Divorcee

Rufus Steele (born March 3, 1877, died 25 December 1935) was a writer, screenwriter,[1] and director best known for various films, including The Eagle's Wings, The Purple Highway and The Divorcee.[2]

Writing

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Steele is known for various books, including:[3]

  • Rule G (1915)
  • The Eagle's Wings (1916)
  • The Divorcee (1917)
  • The Purple Highway (1923)
  • Scar Neck (1930)[4]
  • The City That Is; the Story of the Rebuilding of San Francisco in Three Years
  • The Fall of Ug: a Masque of Fear
  • The University and Diversity of Nevada
  • Aces for Industry
  • What Mrs. Eddy Said to Arthur Brisbane; the Celebrated Interview of the Eminent Journalist with the Discoverer and Founder of Christian Science ...
  • The Big Idea
  • 7 News Stories About the Movies[5]

Career

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Steele got a science bachelor's degree in the Pacific Methodist College in 1896.[citation needed]

From 1900 until 1902, Steele worked as an editor of the Redding Free Press.[citation needed]

In San Francisco Chronicle, he worked as a writer from 1902 until 1904. He was a Sunday editor from 1904 until 1906.

From August 1906 until December 15, 1912, he was a Sunday editor at San Francisco Call.

At the University of Miami, Steele was a coach in magazine special article writing in 1927, and from 1929 until 1931, he was an associate professor in English.

Steele has been listed by Marquis Who's Who as a notable author.[citation needed]

Films

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In 1915, Paramount Pictures created a silent movie called Rule G, based on Steele's book.[6] That same year, Steele wrote the script for The Eagle's Wings, a silent film created by Bluebird Pictures.[7]

Death

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Steele died on December 25, 1935. He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Memphis, Tennessee.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Rufus Steele (1877 – December 25, 1935) was an American screenwriter and film director. (ja)" - [1] (DBPedia)
  2. ^ "Rufus Steele was born in 1877. He was a writer and director, known for The Eagle's Wings (1916), The Purple Highway (1923) and The Divorcee (1917). He died on 25 December 1935 in Boston, Massachusetts, USA." - [2] (IMDb)
  3. ^ "Books from the extended shelves: (7 item list)" - [3](The Online Books Page)
  4. ^ [4] (AbeBooks)
  5. ^ [5] (Bookshop US)
  6. ^ "In 1915 (Taisho 4), when he was 38 years old, Paramount Pictures distributed silent movie Rule G..." - [6] (Weblio Japan)
  7. ^ "In the same year, he provided the story for The Eagle's Wing, a silent film starring Grace Carlyle, produced by Bluebird Pictures, a subsidiary established by Universal Film Manufacturing Company (now Universal Pictures)." - [7] (Weblio Japan)
  8. ^ [8] (Find a Grave Memorial)