Born Edward Andrew Stagg, Soutar married Elspeth Soutar Swinton in 1907 at Prestwich, Lancashire adopting the name Soutar shortly after. Soutar was a correspondent, but is better known today for his novels, which were often serialized in newspapers. He also wrote pulp adventure stories for magazines.[1] Soutar's stories proved very popular with filmmakers, with a number being made into films during the silent era.
Selected novelsedit
Back From the Dead (London, 1920) was made into a 1925 film Back to Life
Filmographyedit
The Black Night, directed by Harold Weston (UK, 1916, based on the novel The Black Night)
The Green Orchard, directed by Harold Weston (UK, 1916, based on the novel The Green Orchard)
Peter Brooker & Andrew Thacker. The Oxford Critical and Cultural History of Modernist Magazines: Volume II: North America 1894-1960. Oxford University Press, 2012.
andrew, soutar, 1879, 1941, british, novelist, journalist, born1879swindon, wiltshiredied24, november, 1941cornwall, england, united, kingdomother, namesedward, andrew, staggoccupation, writer, journalist, contents, biography, selected, novels, filmography, sc. Andrew Soutar 1879 1941 was a British novelist and journalist Andrew SoutarBorn1879Swindon WiltshireDied24 November 1941Cornwall England United KingdomOther namesEdward Andrew StaggOccupation s Writer Journalist Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected novels 3 Filmography 3 1 Screenwriter 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksBiography editBorn Edward Andrew Stagg Soutar married Elspeth Soutar Swinton in 1907 at Prestwich Lancashire adopting the name Soutar shortly after Soutar was a correspondent but is better known today for his novels which were often serialized in newspapers He also wrote pulp adventure stories for magazines 1 Soutar s stories proved very popular with filmmakers with a number being made into films during the silent era Selected novels editBack From the Dead London 1920 was made into a 1925 film Back to LifeFilmography editThe Black Night directed by Harold Weston UK 1916 based on the novel The Black Night The Green Orchard directed by Harold Weston UK 1916 based on the novel The Green Orchard The Streets of Illusion directed by William Parke 1917 based on a story by Andrew Soutar Souls Adrift directed by Harley Knoles 1917 based on a story by Andrew Soutar High Stakes fr directed by Arthur Hoyt 1918 based on the short story High Stakes The Great Game directed by A E Coleby UK 1918 based on the novel The Straight Game His Parisian Wife directed by Emile Chautard 1919 based on the novel The Green Orchard The Sealed Envelope directed by Douglas Gerrard 1919 based on a story by Andrew Soutar Snow in the Desert directed by Walter West UK 1919 based on the novel Snow in the Desert Other Men s Shoes directed by Edgar Lewis 1920 based on the novel Other Men s Shoes A Beggar in Purple fr directed by Edgar Lewis 1920 based on the novel A Beggar in Purple Courage directed by Sidney Franklin 1921 based on a story by Andrew Soutar The Imperfect Lover directed by Walter West UK 1921 based on the novel The Imperfect Lover Love s Redemption directed by Albert Parker 1921 based on the short story On Principle Was She Justified directed by Walter West UK 1922 based on the play The Pruning Knife Hornet s Nest directed by Walter West UK 1923 based on the novel Hornet s Nest In the Blood directed by Walter West UK 1923 based on the novel In the Blood Back to Life directed by Whitman Bennett 1925 based on the novel Back from the Dead Romances of the Prize Ring seven short films UK 1926 based on stories by Andrew Soutar Butterflies in the Rain directed by Edward Sloman 1926 based on the novel Butterflies in the Rain The Phantom in the House directed by Phil Rosen 1929 based on the novel The Phantom in the House Worldly Goods directed by Phil Rosen 1930 based on a story by Andrew Soutar Almost Married directed by William Cameron Menzies 1932 based on the novel The Devil s Triangle The Man Called Back directed by Robert Florey 1932 based on the novel Silent Thunder Screenwriter edit A Bag of Gold UK 1915 short film I Hear You Calling Me dir A E Coleby UK 1919 A Gipsy Cavalier dir J Stuart Blackton UK 1922 References edit Brooker and Thacker p 201Bibliography editPeter Brooker amp Andrew Thacker The Oxford Critical and Cultural History of Modernist Magazines Volume II North America 1894 1960 Oxford University Press 2012 External links editAndrew Soutar at IMDb Play by Andrew Soutar on Great War Theatre website nbsp nbsp This article about a writer or poet from the United Kingdom is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Andrew Soutar amp oldid 1111156301, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
