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Lloyd C. Douglas

January 01, 1970

Lloyd Cassel Douglas (August 27, 1877 – February 13, 1951) was an American minister and author.

Lloyd C. Douglas
Born(1877-08-27)August 27, 1877
Columbia City, Indiana
DiedFebruary 13, 1951(1951-02-13) (aged 73)
Los Angeles, California
Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery
Alma materWittenberg College
Occupation(s)Minister, author
Notable workThe Robe, The Big Fisherman, Magnificent Obsession
SpouseBessie L Porch
ChildrenBessie L. Douglas, Virginia V Douglas

Douglas was one of the most popular American authors of his time, although he did not write his first novel until he was 50.

Biography edit

He was born in Columbia City, Indiana, spending part of his boyhood in Monroeville, Indiana, Wilmot, Indiana and Florence, Kentucky, where his father, Alexander Jackson Douglas, was pastor of the Hopeful Lutheran Church. According to the 1910 Census Douglas was listed as a Lutheran clergyman. He was married to Bessie I. Porch. They had two children: Bessie J. Douglas, 4 at the time and Virginia V. Douglas, 2 at the time.

After receiving the A.M. degree from Wittenberg College (now Wittenberg University) in Springfield, Ohio, in 1903, Douglas was ordained in the Lutheran ministry. He served in pastorates in North Manchester, Indiana, Lancaster, Ohio, and Washington, D.C. From 1911 to 1915, he was director of religious work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The next six years, he was minister of The First Congregational Church in Ann Arbor, Michigan, from there moving to Akron, Ohio, and serving as the Sr. Minister of the First Congregational Church of Akron from 1920 to 1926, then to Los Angeles, California, and finally to St. James United Church in Montreal, Quebec, from which pulpit he retired to write. His biographer, Louis Sheaffer, comments, "he never stated publicly why he changed denominations."

His first novel, Magnificent Obsession, published in 1929, was an immediate success. Critics held that his type of fiction was in the tradition of the great religious writings of an earlier generation, such as Ben-Hur and Quo Vadis.[citation needed] Magnificent Obsession was adapted for the screen twice, first in 1935 in a film starring Robert Taylor and Irene Dunne, and in 1954, with Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman.

Douglas then wrote Forgive Us Our Trespasses; Precious Jeopardy; Green Light; White Banners; Disputed Passage; Invitation To Live; Doctor Hudson's Secret Journal; The Robe; and The Big Fisherman. In 1937, Green Light was made into a film starring Errol Flynn. White Banners, starring Claude Raines and Fay Bainter, came to the screen in 1938. The film of Disputed Passage was released in 1939. Dr. Hudson's Secret Journal, a prequel to The Magnificent Obsession, aired on syndicated television in 1955–1957. John Howard starred as Dr. Wayne Hudson in 78 episodes.

The Robe sold more than 2 million copies, without any reprint edition. Douglas sold the motion picture rights to The Robe, though the film, starring Richard Burton, was not released until 1953, after Douglas's death.

His own unhappy experience of filming prompted Douglas, when he produced The Big Fisherman as the sequel to The Robe, to stipulate that The Big Fisherman would be his last novel and that he would not permit it to be made into a motion picture, used over the radio, condensed, or serialised.[citation needed] Eventually, The Big Fisherman was filmed in 1959, starring Howard Keel in one of his few non-singing screen roles as Peter.

His last book was the autobiographical Time To Remember which described his life up to his childhood and education for the ministry. He died before he was able to write the intended second volume, but the task was completed in The Shape of Sunday by his daughters, Virginia Douglas Dawson and Betty Douglas Wilson.

Douglas died in Los Angeles, California. He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale, California.[1]

Works edit

Source:[2]

Novels edit

Magnificent Obsession series:

  1. Magnificent Obsession (1929), ISBN 9780848804794
  2. Doctor Hudson's Secret Journal (1939), ISBN 9780854560561, prequel

The Robe series:

  1. The Robe (1942), ISBN 9780432031063
  2. The Big Fisherman (1948), ISBN 9780395076309

Stand-alones:

Non-fiction edit

  • Wanted – A Congregation (1920), ISBN 9780243732357, religion
  • An Affair Of The Heart (1922), ISBN 9781245918749, religion
  • The Minister's Everyday Life (1924), ASIN B004MGLCZU, religion
  • These Sayings of Mine: An Interpretation of the Teachings of Jesus (1926), ASIN B003KCTOFW, religion
  • Those Disturbing Miracles (1927), ISBN 9780766166349, religion
  • The College Student Facing A Muddled World (1933), sociology
  • Time to Remember (1951), ASIN B0167Q3QZ6, autobiography
  • The Living Faith: Selected Sermons (1955), OCLC 1150214011, religion

Other edit

  • The Fate Of The Limited (1919)

Adaptations edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Lloyd Cassel Douglas". Find a Grave. October 23, 1999.
  2. ^ "Author – Rev, Doya Cassel Douglas". Author and Book Info.

Further reading edit

  • Douglas, Lloyd C (1951), Time to Remember, Boston: Houghton Mifflin.
  • Dawson, VD; Wilson, BD (1952), The Shape of Sunday: An Intimate Biography of Lloyd C Douglas (by his daughters).
  • Lentz, H Max (1902), A History of the Lutheran Churches in Boone County, Kentucky, together with Sketches of the Pastors Who Have Served Them, York, PA: Anstadt & Sons, pp. 80–83.
  • Sheaffer, Louis (1929). "Lloyd Cassel Douglas". Dictionary of American Biography. Vol. 70. pp. 181–182 (Supplement 5). Bibcode:1929Sci....70..121P. doi:10.1126/science.70.1805.121. PMID 17813847..

External links edit

  • Works by Lloyd C. Douglas at Faded Page (Canada)
  • Works by Lloyd C Douglas at Project Gutenberg Australia
  • Lloyd C. Douglas at web site of Ronald R. Johnson
  • Lloyd C. Douglas at IMDb

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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2013 Learn how and when to remove this message Lloyd Cassel Douglas August 27 1877 February 13 1951 was an American minister and author Lloyd C DouglasBorn 1877 08 27 August 27 1877Columbia City IndianaDiedFebruary 13 1951 1951 02 13 aged 73 Los Angeles CaliforniaResting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park CemeteryAlma materWittenberg CollegeOccupation s Minister authorNotable workThe Robe The Big Fisherman Magnificent ObsessionSpouseBessie L PorchChildrenBessie L Douglas Virginia V Douglas Douglas was one of the most popular American authors of his time although he did not write his first novel until he was 50 Contents 1 Biography 2 Works 2 1 Novels 2 2 Non fiction 2 3 Other 3 Adaptations 4 References 4 1 Further reading 5 External linksBiography editHe was born in Columbia City Indiana spending part of his boyhood in Monroeville Indiana Wilmot Indiana and Florence Kentucky where his father Alexander Jackson Douglas was pastor of the Hopeful Lutheran Church According to the 1910 Census Douglas was listed as a Lutheran clergyman He was married to Bessie I Porch They had two children Bessie J Douglas 4 at the time and Virginia V Douglas 2 at the time After receiving the A M degree from Wittenberg College now Wittenberg University in Springfield Ohio in 1903 Douglas was ordained in the Lutheran ministry He served in pastorates in North Manchester Indiana Lancaster Ohio and Washington D C From 1911 to 1915 he was director of religious work at the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign The next six years he was minister of The First Congregational Church in Ann Arbor Michigan from there moving to Akron Ohio and serving as the Sr Minister of the First Congregational Church of Akron from 1920 to 1926 then to Los Angeles California and finally to St James United Church in Montreal Quebec from which pulpit he retired to write His biographer Louis Sheaffer comments he never stated publicly why he changed denominations His first novel Magnificent Obsession published in 1929 was an immediate success Critics held that his type of fiction was in the tradition of the great religious writings of an earlier generation such as Ben Hur and Quo Vadis citation needed Magnificent Obsession was adapted for the screen twice first in 1935 in a film starring Robert Taylor and Irene Dunne and in 1954 with Rock Hudson and Jane Wyman Douglas then wrote Forgive Us Our Trespasses Precious Jeopardy Green Light White Banners Disputed Passage Invitation To Live Doctor Hudson s Secret Journal The Robe and The Big Fisherman In 1937 Green Light was made into a film starring Errol Flynn White Banners starring Claude Raines and Fay Bainter came to the screen in 1938 The film of Disputed Passage was released in 1939 Dr Hudson s Secret Journal a prequel to The Magnificent Obsession aired on syndicated television in 1955 1957 John Howard starred as Dr Wayne Hudson in 78 episodes The Robe sold more than 2 million copies without any reprint edition Douglas sold the motion picture rights to The Robe though the film starring Richard Burton was not released until 1953 after Douglas s death His own unhappy experience of filming prompted Douglas when he produced The Big Fisherman as the sequel to The Robe to stipulate that The Big Fisherman would be his last novel and that he would not permit it to be made into a motion picture used over the radio condensed or serialised citation needed Eventually The Big Fisherman was filmed in 1959 starring Howard Keel in one of his few non singing screen roles as Peter His last book was the autobiographical Time To Remember which described his life up to his childhood and education for the ministry He died before he was able to write the intended second volume but the task was completed in The Shape of Sunday by his daughters Virginia Douglas Dawson and Betty Douglas Wilson Douglas died in Los Angeles California He is buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Glendale California 1 Works editSource 2 Novels edit Magnificent Obsession series Magnificent Obsession 1929 ISBN 9780848804794 Doctor Hudson s Secret Journal 1939 ISBN 9780854560561 prequel The Robe series The Robe 1942 ISBN 9780432031063 The Big Fisherman 1948 ISBN 9780395076309 Stand alones More Than a Prophet 1905 ISBN 9780548158364 Forgive Us Our Trespasses 1932 ISBN 9780671782955 Precious Jeopardy A Christmas Story 1933 OCLC 1666171 Green Light 1935 ISBN 9780340750247 White Banners 1936 ISBN 9780330201612 Home For Christmas 1937 ISBN 9789333182928 Disputed Passage 1939 ISBN 9780432031018 Invitation to Live 1940 ISBN 9781930548077 Non fiction edit Wanted A Congregation 1920 ISBN 9780243732357 religion An Affair Of The Heart 1922 ISBN 9781245918749 religion The Minister s Everyday Life 1924 ASIN B004MGLCZU religion These Sayings of Mine An Interpretation of the Teachings of Jesus 1926 ASIN B003KCTOFW religion Those Disturbing Miracles 1927 ISBN 9780766166349 religion The College Student Facing A Muddled World 1933 sociology Time to Remember 1951 ASIN B0167Q3QZ6 autobiography The Living Faith Selected Sermons 1955 OCLC 1150214011 religion Other edit The Fate Of The Limited 1919 Adaptations editMagnificent Obsession 1935 film directed by John M Stahl based on novel Magnificent Obsession Green Light 1937 film directed by Frank Borzage based on novel Green Light White Banners 1938 film directed by Edmund Goulding based on novel White Banners Disputed Passage 1939 film directed by Frank Borzage based on novel Disputed Passage The Robe 1953 film directed by Henry Koster based on novel The Robe Demetrius and the Gladiators 1954 film directed by Delmer Daves based on novel The Robe Magnificent Obsession 1954 film directed by Douglas Sirk based on novel Magnificent Obsession Dr Hudson s Secret Journal 1955 1957 series directed by Peter Godfrey and Harry R Sherman based on novel Doctor Hudson s Secret Journal Luz da Esperanca 1956 series based on novel Green Light Sublime Obsessao 1958 series directed by Dionisio Azevedo based on novel Magnificent Obsession The Big Fisherman 1959 film directed by Frank Borzage based on novel The Big FishermanReferences edit Lloyd Cassel Douglas Find a Grave October 23 1999 Author Rev Doya Cassel Douglas Author and Book Info Further reading edit Douglas Lloyd C 1951 Time to Remember Boston Houghton Mifflin Dawson VD Wilson BD 1952 The Shape of Sunday An Intimate Biography of Lloyd C Douglas by his daughters Lentz H Max 1902 A History of the Lutheran Churches in Boone County Kentucky together with Sketches of the Pastors Who Have Served Them York PA Anstadt amp Sons pp 80 83 Sheaffer Louis 1929 Lloyd Cassel Douglas Dictionary of American Biography Vol 70 pp 181 182 Supplement 5 Bibcode 1929Sci 70 121P doi 10 1126 science 70 1805 121 PMID 17813847 External links edit nbsp Biography portal Works by Lloyd C Douglas at Faded Page Canada Works by Lloyd C Douglas at Project Gutenberg Australia Lloyd C Douglas at web site of Ronald R Johnson Lloyd C Douglas at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lloyd C Douglas amp oldid 1207637467, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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