British playwright, several of whose plays were adapted for the screen. He began his theatrical career as an actor in Shakespearean plays in London in 1875. His real success, however, came as a playwright. Initially he collaborated with Cecil Raleigh, but made his greatest accomplishments as a solo writer of light comedy. He died in London six weeks before the death of his wife, Kate Compton, who had appeared in virtually all of his plays onstage.

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