Brander Matthews
1852 - 1929
General Information
Bio
(1852-1929) Brander Matthews was a well-known figure in theatrical and literary circles in Paris and London as well as in New York City. He began to teach at Columbia University in 1891 and in 1900 was appointed the first professor of dramatic literature in any American university. A founding member of several writers’ clubs, he had considerable influence on the playwrights of the period from 1890 to 1915. He graduated from Columbia College in 1871 and from Columbia Law School in 1873.
Full Name
Brander Matthews
Locations
Greene
Author's Timeline
Unknown
RESIDENCE
Mr. Matthews resided at a retreat in Greene County, New York.
1852
BIRTH
James Brander Matthews was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1852.
1871
RESIDENCE
Mr. Matthews graduated from Columbia College in Manhattan, New York, in 1871.
1873
RESIDENCE
Mr. Matthews graduated from Columbia Law School in Manhattan, New York, in 1873.
1884
LITWORK
Margery's Lovers
Comedy.
Comedy.
1886
LITWORK
Actors and Actresses of the United States and Great Britain
New York.
Written in five volumes with Laurence Hutton.
New York.
Written in five volumes with Laurence Hutton.
1889
LITWORK
A Gold Mine
Comedy.
Comedy.
1889
LITWORK
On Probation
Comedy.
Comedy.
1891
RESIDENCE
Mr. Matthews began to teach at Columbia University in Manhattan, New York, in 1891, and continued teaching there until 1924.
1894
LITWORK
Vignettes of Manhattan
1899
LITWORK
Peter Stuyvesant
Play on which Mr. Matthews collaborated with Bronson Howard.
Play on which Mr. Matthews collaborated with Bronson Howard.
1900
RESIDENCE
Mr. Matthews was appointed the first professor of dramatic literature in any American university.
1903
LITWORK
The Development of Drama
1917
LITWORK
These Many Years
Autobiography.
Autobiography.
1919
LITWORK
Principles Of Playmaking
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1923
LITWORK
Playwrights On Playmaking
Nonfiction.
Nonfiction.
1929
DEATH
Brander Matthews died in New York City in 1929.
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