Samuel Atkins Eliot, Jr.

Samuel Atkins Eliot Jr. (March 14, 1893 – August 3, 1984) was an American writer, born in Denver, Colorado and educated at Harvard University. He was the son of Samuel Atkins Eliot, a prominent Unitarian clergyman, and the grandson of Charles W. Eliot, a president of Harvard University. Samuel Eliot Jr. wrote books on the theatre and made many translations from the German playwright Frank Wedekind. His works include Little Theatre Classics (four volumes, (1918–21); Erdgeist (1914); Pandora's Box (1914); and Tragedies of Sex (1923). External links 20th-century American novelists Harvard University alumni 1893 births 1984 deaths Eliot family (America) American male novelists 20th-century American male writers