Paul Armstrong (playwright)

Paul Armstrong
Armstrong in 1905
Born	(1869-04-25)April 25, 1869 Kidder, Missouri, U.S.
Died	August 30, 1915(1915-08-30) (aged 46) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Playwright
Language	English
Genre	Melodrama
Years active	1899-1915
Notable works	Salomy Jane, Going Some, Alias Jimmy Valentine, The Deep Purple
Spouse	Rella Abell ​ ​ (m. 1899; div. 1913)​ Catherine Calvert ​ ​ (m. 1913⁠–⁠1915)​
Children	4

Paul Armstrong (April 25, 1869 – August 30, 1915) was an American playwright, whose melodramas provided thrills and comedy to audiences in the first fifteen years of the 20th century. Originally a steamship captain, he went into journalism, became a press agent, then a full time playwright. His period of greatest success was from 1907 through 1911, when his four-act melodramas Salomy Jane (1907), Via Wireless (1908), Going Some (1909), Alias Jimmy Valentine (1909), The Deep Purple (1910), and The Greyhound (1911), had long runs on Broadway and in touring companies. Many of his plays were adapted for silent films between 1914 and 1928.