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(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.

1886

LITWORK

Actors and Actresses of the United States and Great Britain
New York.

Written in five volumes with Laurence Hutton.

1889

LITWORK

A Gold Mine


Comedy.

1889

LITWORK

On Probation


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.

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.

1919

LITWORK

Principles Of Playmaking


Nonfiction.

1923

LITWORK

Playwrights On Playmaking


Nonfiction.

1929

DEATH

Brander Matthews died in New York City in 1929.

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