Forrest Halsey

Forrest Halsey (November 9, 1877 – September 30, 1949), born William Forrest Halsey, was an American author and screenwriter.

Forrest Halsey
Halsey in 1926
Born	November 9, 1877 Roseville, New Jersey, USA
Died	September 30, 1949 Los Angeles County, California, USA
Occupation	Screenwriter
Years active	1913-1942

Halsey's novels included Fate and the Butterfly (1909), The Bawlerout (1912), and The Shadow on the Hearth (1914). From 1907 to 1918, he published more than one hundred short stories in popular magazines including Young's Magazine, The Argosy, The Cavalier, and Munsey's Magazine.[1]

As a screenwriter, he wrote for 66 films between 1913 and 1942. He was born in Roseville, Newark, New Jersey, and died in Los Angeles County, California.

Selected filmography

• Ashes of Embers (1916)
• The Green Goddess (1923)
• Monsieur Beaucaire (1924)
• A Sainted Devil (1924)
• Twenty Dollars a Week (1924)
• Camille of the Barbary Coast (1925)
• Stage Struck (1925)
• Sally of the Sawdust (1925)
• The Palm Beach Girl (1926)
• The Sorrows of Satan (1926)
• Broadway Nights (1927)
• The Whip Woman (1928)
• Her Private Life (1929)
• The Divine Lady (1929)
• Kept Husbands (1931)
• The Lady Who Dared (1931)
• Silver Queen (1942)

References

1. FictionMags index for (William) Forrest Halsey, last accessed Dec. 19, 2018.

External links

• Forrest Halsey at IMDb