Clay M. Greene

American playwright (1850–1933)

Clay M. Greene

Born	(1850-03-12)March 12, 1850 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	May 9, 1933(1933-05-09) (aged 83) San Francisco, California
Occupation	Playwright
Spouse	Alice Randolph Wheeler (First) Laura Hewett Robinson (Second) ^[1]
Parent(s)	William Greene (1812–1871) Anne Fisk (1830–1901)
Relatives	Harry Ashland Greene (brother)

Clay Meredith Greene (March 12, 1850 – September 5, 1933) was an American playwright.^[2]

Biography

He was born on March 12, 1850, in San Francisco, California, to William Harrison Greene (1812–1871) and Anne Elizabeth Fisk (1830–1901). He studied at Santa Clara University and was part of the graduating class of 1869. He was author to fifty plays and opera librettos. He was known for such plays as Blue Beard, Jr., M'liss, Struck Oil, Blue Beard, Little Trooper, and The Golden Giant.^[3]^[4]

He died on September 5, 1933, in San Francisco, California.^[2]

Filmography as writer

M'Liss – 1918
Struck Oil
Blue Beard
Little Trooper
The Golden Giant
The Climbers – 1915
The Great Ruby (1915)
The Fortune Hunter – 1914
The House Next Door – 1914
Verses of Love, Sentiment and Friendship – 1921

References

^ "Clay Greene, Playwright, To Wed Wealthy Widow." Oakland (CA) Tribune, February 16, 1911, p. 2.
^ ^a ^b "Clay M. Greene, Actor, Dies In West. Was First American Born in San Francisco. Shepherd of the Lambs". The New York Times. September 6, 1933. Retrieved 2014-12-31.
^ "Clay M. Greene Stricken Blind" (PDF). timesmachine.nytimes.com. March 17, 1918. Retrieved 2020-12-27.
^ "Clay M. Greene – Broadway Cast & Staff | IBDB". www.ibdb.com.