Edith Sessions Tupper

Edith Sessions Tupper
Born	September 29, 1855  Panama
Died	August 3, 1927  (aged 71) Fredonia
Alma mater	Vassar College
Parent(s)	Walter L. Sessions

Edith Katharine Sessions Tupper (September 29, 1855 – August 3, 1927) was an American journalist, novelist, playwright, short story writer, and screenwriter.

Edith Katharine Sessions was born on September 29, 1855 in Panama, New York. She was the daughter of US Representative Walter L. Sessions. She married Horace E. Tupper, a railroad agent.^[1][2]

Her novels include the mysteries By a Hair's Breadth (1889) and By Whose Hand? (1889) and the historical novel Hearts Triumphant (1906), set in early 19th century Manhattan and featuring Aaron Burr.^[3]

Her play The Road to Arcady, a four act comedy, premiered at the Berkeley Theatre on November 25, 1912.^[4] It was adapted into film as the movie For Love of Money (1920)^[5][6] Two of her other works were adapted also for film: the haunted house movie The House of the Tolling Bell (1920) was based on her novel, possibly unpublished, by the same name, and Wilful Youth (1927) was based on her story "Whispering Pines".^[7][8] She was the screenwriter for a fifteen part serial, The Perils of Our Girl Reporters (1916).^[9][10][11]

Edith Sessions Tupper died on 3 August 1927 in Fredonia, New York.^[1]

Filmography

Perils of our Girl Reporters (1916)

Screenwriter

• The Perils of Our Girl Reporters (serial), Mutual Film, 1916^[10]
  1. The Jade Necklace^[10]
  2. The Black Door^[10]
  3. Ace High^[10]
  4. The White Trail^[10]
  5. Many a Slip^[10]
  6. The Long Lane^[10]
  7. The Smite of Conscience^[10]
  8. Birds of Prey^[10]
  9. Misjudged^[10]
  10. Taking Chances^[10]
  11. The Counterfeiters^[10]
  12. The Meeting^[10]
  13. Outwitted^[10]
  14. The Schemers^[10]
  15. Kidnapped^[10]

Bibliography

• By a Hair's Breadth (1889)^[12]
• By Whose Hand? (1889)^[12]
• Hearts Triumphant (1906)^[12]
• The Stuff of Dreams (1908)^[12]

References

1. "Short Story Writer Dies at Fredonia". The Buffalo News. August 4, 1927.
2. "Mrs. Edith Sessions Tupper". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
3. Jonathan Nield (1911). A Guide To The Best Historeiacl Novesl And Tales.
4. Mantle, Burns (1943-01-01). The Best Plays of 1909-1919. Internet Archive. Dodd, Mead.
5. The American Film Institute film catalog of motion pictures produced in the United States : feature films, 1911-1920. Internet Archive. Berkeley : University of California Press. 1988. ISBN 978-0-520-06301-3.
6. Quigley Publishing Co. (1920). Motion Picture News (Aug-Oct 1920). MBRS Library of Congress. New York : Motion Picture News.
7. Women writers, from page to screen. Internet Archive. New York : Garland Pub. 1990. ISBN 978-0-8240-8529-2.
8. The complete index to literary sources in film. Internet Archive. London : Bowker-Saur. 1999. ISBN 978-3-11-095194-3.
9. Braff, Richard E. (2002). The Braff silent short film working papers : over 25,000 films, 1903-1929, alphabetized and indexed. Internet Archive. Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co. ISBN 978-0-7864-1031-6.
10. Library of Congress. Copyright Office (1951). Motion pictures, 1912-1939. Prelinger Library. [Washington].
11. Buck Rainey (2010-03-17). Serials and Series: A World Filmography, 1912-1956. Internet Archive. McFarland & Company. ISBN 978-0-7864-4702-2.
12. W.J. and Will D. Howe Burke (1963-01-01). AMERICAN AUTHORS AND BOOKS. 1640-PRESENT. Internet Archive. Vane.