"PLAYWRITE"
Son of Harriet Scott and Richard Armstrong
Like his father, he was a captain on the Great Lakes, later pursing a news reporting career and finally becoming a successful playwright in NY.
Married Rella Abel in London in 1899. Children included Anabel Armstrong, Myrell Armstrong and Elizabeth Armstrong.
After his divorce from Rella, Paul Armstrong married Kittie Cassidy, a leading actress in several of his plays who acted under the stage name, Catherine Calvert. They had a son who was an infant when Paul died in NY.
∼Source of cremation information: "New York Times", August 31, 1915 - Page 9
He died at home, 829 Park Avenue.
Newspaper writer until 1904, covering mostly crime & sports.
Famous playwright:
- "The Heir to the Hoorah", 1905
- "Alias Jimmy Valentine", 1909
- "The Deep Purple", 1910
Son of Harriet Scott and Richard Armstrong
Like his father, he was a captain on the Great Lakes, later pursing a news reporting career and finally becoming a successful playwright in NY.
Married Rella Abel in London in 1899. Children included Anabel Armstrong, Myrell Armstrong and Elizabeth Armstrong.
After his divorce from Rella, Paul Armstrong married Kittie Cassidy, a leading actress in several of his plays who acted under the stage name, Catherine Calvert. They had a son who was an infant when Paul died in NY.
∼Source of cremation information: "New York Times", August 31, 1915 - Page 9
He died at home, 829 Park Avenue.
Newspaper writer until 1904, covering mostly crime & sports.
Famous playwright:
- "The Heir to the Hoorah", 1905
- "Alias Jimmy Valentine", 1909
- "The Deep Purple", 1910
"PLAYWRITE"
Son of Harriet Scott and Richard Armstrong
Like his father, he was a captain on the Great Lakes, later pursing a news reporting career and finally becoming a successful playwright in NY.
Married Rella Abel in London in 1899. Children included Anabel Armstrong, Myrell Armstrong and Elizabeth Armstrong.
After his divorce from Rella, Paul Armstrong married Kittie Cassidy, a leading actress in several of his plays who acted under the stage name, Catherine Calvert. They had a son who was an infant when Paul died in NY.
∼Source of cremation information: "New York Times", August 31, 1915 - Page 9
He died at home, 829 Park Avenue.
Newspaper writer until 1904, covering mostly crime & sports.
Famous playwright:
- "The Heir to the Hoorah", 1905
- "Alias Jimmy Valentine", 1909
- "The Deep Purple", 1910
Son of Harriet Scott and Richard Armstrong
Like his father, he was a captain on the Great Lakes, later pursing a news reporting career and finally becoming a successful playwright in NY.
Married Rella Abel in London in 1899. Children included Anabel Armstrong, Myrell Armstrong and Elizabeth Armstrong.
After his divorce from Rella, Paul Armstrong married Kittie Cassidy, a leading actress in several of his plays who acted under the stage name, Catherine Calvert. They had a son who was an infant when Paul died in NY.
∼Source of cremation information: "New York Times", August 31, 1915 - Page 9
He died at home, 829 Park Avenue.
Newspaper writer until 1904, covering mostly crime & sports.
Famous playwright:
- "The Heir to the Hoorah", 1905
- "Alias Jimmy Valentine", 1909
- "The Deep Purple", 1910
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