George V. Hobart | |
|---|---|
 Portrait of George V. Hobart from the 1915 playbill for
Experience: A Morality Play of Today | |
| Born | George Vere Hobart January 16, 1867 Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Died | January 31, 1926 (aged 59) Cumberland, Maryland, USA |
| Occupation | Playwright, humorist |
| Period | 1890-1926 |
| Genre | Comedy, farce, satire |
| Notable works | Dinkelspiel |
| Spouse |
Sara De Vries
(m. 1897; died 1923) |
| Children | 2 |
George Vere Hobart (1867–1926) was a Canadian-American humorist who authored more than 50 musical comedy librettos and plays as well as novels and songs.[1] At the time of his death, Hobart was "one of America's most popular humorists and playwrights".[2] Hobart gained initial national fame for the "Dinkelspiel" letters, a weekly satirical column written in a German-American dialect.[3][1] The Library of Congress includes several of his songs in the National Jukebox.[4]
Hobart also wrote under the pseudonym Hugh McHugh.[5] Many of his works were adapted into films.
- ^ a b "G.V. Hobart, Humorist and Author Dies: Playwright and Author of Children's Books Has Break Down". The Fresno Morning Republican. Vol. 69, no. 32. Cumberland, MD. February 1, 1926. p. 1.
- ^ "George V. Hobart, Playwright and humorist, Is Dead". San Francisco Examiner. February 1, 1926. p. 5.
- ^ Kersten, Holger (1999). ""Nonsense, Satire, and Language Art: George V. Hobart's German-American Dialect Writing"". Thalia. 19 (1): 43–51 – via www.academia.edu.
- ^ "George V. Hobart". www.loc.gov.
- ^ Smith, Geoffrey D. (13 August 1997). American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography. Cambridge University Press. p. 320. ISBN 978-0-521-43469-0.