Eleanor Gates

Eleanor Gates
Born26 September 1874
Died7 March 1951(1951-03-07) (aged 76)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of California and Stanford University
OccupationPlaywright
Spouse(s)Richard Walton Tully[1]
1901–14 (divorce)
Frederick Ferdinand Moore
1914-16 (not legal)

Eleanor Gates (26 September 1874 – 7 March 1951) was an American playwright who created seven plays that were staged on Broadway.[2] Her best known work was the play The Poor Little Rich Girl, which was produced by her husband in 1913[3] and went on to be made as films for Mary Pickford in 1917 and for Shirley Temple in 1936.[4]

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