Henry J. W. Dam | |
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.png) In The Sketch, November 28, 1894 | |
| Born | Henry Jackson Wells Dam April 27, 1856 San Francisco, California, US |
| Died | April 26, 1906 (aged 49) Havana, Cuba |
| Education | University of California |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, playwright |
| Spouse |
Dorothy Dorr (m. 1892) |
| Children | 2 |
Henry Jackson Wells Dam (April 27, 1856 – April 26, 1906) was a journalist and playwright.[1] His story "The Red Mouse" was adapted for the film Her Silent Sacrifice. He wrote the words to the musical comedy The Shop Girl. He conducted the only interview ever given by Wilhelm Röntgen about his Röntgen rays (X-rays) in 1896. He also interviewed Guglielmo Marconi about his radio telegraph transmitter in 1897.
His work was published in McClure's Magazine, The Black Cat, and The Strand Magazine.[2][3] He was also a playwright.[4]
Dam traveled to London the cover the Jack the Ripper murders, and has been discussed as a possible author of some of the Jack the Ripper letters.[1]
- ^ a b Begg, Paul (2005). Jack the Ripper: The Facts. Barnes & Noble. pp. 204–206. ISBN 0760771219. Retrieved August 24, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Scharnhorst, Gary (April 15, 2010). Twain in His Own Time: A Biographical Chronicle of His Life, Drawn from Recollections, Interviews, and Memoirs by Family, Friends, and Associates. University of Iowa Press. ISBN 9781587299513 – via Google Books.
- ^ "McClure's Magazine". S.S. McClure. June 17, 1896 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Current Opinion". Current Literature Publishing Company. February 17, 1895 – via Google Books.