Elmer Greensfelder
American playwright and inventor (1892–1966)
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Elmer Lewis Greensfelder (February 7, 1892 in Baltimore, Maryland – December 19, 1966) was an American playwright and inventor. In 1911, he graduated from Johns Hopkins University, and later he used his degree to serve in World War I.[1]
Plays
In 1932, Elmer Greensfelder won a contest from the Drama League of America for his play Broomsticks-Amen!.[2] Greensfelder also wrote the play Half Past Heaven.[3] Some of his other plays include The Saints Draws a Daggar, The Crocodile Chuckles, Six Stokers Who Own the Bloomin' Earth, and Mark Twain.[4]
Patents
Greensfelder was an inventor with numerous approved patents, including one for "Method and Apparatus For Synchronously Producing Sounds To Accompany Motion Pictures". This patent was a system that would make sound automatically play while a motion picture was playing.[5] Other patents include "Changeable Profile Toy"[6] and "Loose Leaf Binder".[7]
