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- Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, in 1859, son of an unsuccessful ironmonger. Raised in London, and educated at Marylebone Grammar School. Started work as railway clerk at fourteen, and later worked as schoolmaster, actor and journalist. Two volumes of humorous essays preceded "Three Men In A Boat" (1889), which saw immediate and enormous success. This enabled him to become one of the founders of the humorous magazine "The Idler", which featured work by Bret Harte and Mark Twain, amongst others. Wrote a number of plays in a similar style to his friend J.M. Barrie. The most memorable of these is probably "The Passing Of The Third Floor Back".
- Grace Griswold was born on 20 September 1866 in Ashtabula, Ohio, USA. She was an actress, known for One Exciting Night (1922), The Ragged Edge (1923) and Anna Ascends (1922). She died on 14 June 1927 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Lyricist and songwriter, educated at Toule College Military School and Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts degree. He wrote special material for Lillian Russell, Marie Dressler, Charlie Chaplin, Lon Chaney, Pearl White and Mabel Normand. Joining ASCAP in 1921, his popular-song compositions include "Oh, Frenchy", "Dixie Ain't What Dixie Used to Be", "I Leave It All to You", "Out In the New Mown Hay", and "Short and Sweet".