Fred Ballard
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John Frederick Ballard (1884 – September 24, 1957) was a playwright. Some of his plays were adapted to film.
Born in Grafton, Nebraska, he moved with his family to Havelock, Nebraska in 1891. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska in 1905 and a Master's in English Literature in 1907. He moved to Chicago to work in theater.[1] He also studied Creative Writing at Harvard University.[2]
He married. In the later years of his life he moved back to Nebraska from New Jersey.[2] The University of Nebraska has a collection of his papers.[3]
Plays
- Believe Me Xantippe (1912) - Winner of the third annual Harvard Prize.[4]
- What's Wrong
- We, the People
- A Rainy Day
- Out of Luck
- The Cyclone Lover
- 320 College Avenue
- Dollars and Chickens
- Ladies of the Jury[5]
Filmography
- Believe Me, Xantippe (1918)
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- Young America (1918)
- Young America (1932)
- Ladies of the Jury (1932)
- We're on the Jury (1937)
- When's Your Birthday? (1937)
