Justus Miles Forman
| Justus Miles Forman | |
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 Justus Miles Forman | |
| Born |
November 1, 1875 Le Roy, New York |
| Died |
May 7, 1915 (aged 39) RMS Lusitania, Atlantic Ocean |
Justus Miles Forman (November 1, 1875 – May 7, 1915) was an American novelist and playwright.
Biography
Forman was born on November 1, 1875 in Le Roy, New York.[1] He attended Yale University.
His only play, The Hyphen, appeared in 1915 but did not receive the success Forman expected. The Hyphen was a topical drama about "German-Americans" and "Irish-Americans" whose patriotism and fidelity to the United States is questioned due to events in Europe during World War I. Forman hoped that the drama would do better business in a production in London and decided to book a first-class passage aboard the RMS Lusitania. Days before he was to board the liner, however, he received a mysterious phone call from a man with a thick German accent who warned him not to board the Lusitania. Forman ignored the phone call and embarked on the Lusitania on May 1, 1915.[2] The Lusitania was torpedoed on May 7, 1915, and Forman was among the 1,198 passengers who perished in the sinking. His body was never recovered.
Works
- Garden of Lies (1902)
- Jason (1909)
- Bianca's Daughter (1910)
- The Opening Door
- The Unknown Lady
- Journey's End
- Island of Enchantment
References
- ↑ "Forman, Justus Miles". The New Funk & Wagnalls Encyclopedia 14. New York: Unicorn Publishers, Inc. 1949. p. 5112.
- ↑ "Justus Miles Forman". The Lusitania Resource. Retrieved 18 January 2014.
External links
- Works by Justus Miles Forman at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Justus Miles Forman at Internet Archive
- Justus Miles Forman at the Internet Movie Database at the Internet Movie Database
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