John Thomas McIntyre(1871-1951)
- Writer
American novelist and playwright John Thomas McIntyre was born in
Philadelphia, PA, in 1871. After he graduated high school he got a job
on a Philadelphia newspaper, "The Times", writing stories for its
Sunday edition. McIntyre set his stories in the poorer sections of the
city, and they met with success. He got his first book published in
1902, "The Ragged Edge", which was basically an expansion of the
stories he was writing for the newspaper. He also began to write for
the stage, and had several plays produced on Broadway. In 1936 his
novel "Steps Going Down" was chosen as the US entry in the All-Nations
Prize Novel Competition, and he won the $4,000 first prize.
He died in Philadelphia in 1951.
He died in Philadelphia in 1951.