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(1785-1842) Novelist, playwright, poet. Samuel Woodworth was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, and died in New York City. He was editor of the New York Mirror from 1823 to 1824.

Full Name

Samuel Woodworth

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1785

BIRTH

Samuel Woodworth was born in Scituate, Massachusetts, in 1785.

1816

LITWORK

The Champions Of Freedom; Or, The Mysterious Chief


Novel.

1822

LITWORK

The Deed Of Gift


Play.

1823

OTHER

Woodworth was editor of the New York Mirror from 1823 to 1824.

1824

LITWORK

Lafayette; Or, The Castle Of Olmutz


Play.

1825

LITWORK

The Forest Rose; Or, American Farmers: A Pastoral Opera


Play.

1825

LITWORK

The Widow's Son; Or, Which Is The Traitor?


Play.

1826

LITWORK

Melodies, Duets, Songs, And Ballads


Collection; includes "The Old Oaken Bucket," and "The Hunters Of Kentucky."

1833

LITWORK

The Cannibals; Or, The Massacre Islands


Play.

1833

LITWORK

Blue Laws; Or, Eighty Years Ago


Play.

1833

LITWORK

The Foundling Of The Sea


Play.

1842

DEATH

Samuel Woodworth died in New York City in 1842.

1923

OTHER

Woodworth was editor of the New York Mirror from 1923 to 1924.

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