Frederic Arnold Kummer

Frederic Arnold Kummer Sr. (August 5, 1873 – November 22, 1943) was an American author, playwright and screenwriter. He also used the pseudonym Arnold Fredericks. Several of his works were made into movies. A caricature of him is on the wall of Sardi's restaurant.

Early life Frederic Arnold Kummer was born in Catonsville, Maryland, to Arnold Kummer. His father was a banker and his mother was of a Quaker family. He was educated in public schools and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

Career Kummer became a life member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and assistant editor of the Railroad Gazette. He also became the president of a wood block paving company, but the company failed during the Panic of 1907. Kummer then became an author.

Personal life Kummer built a house in Guilford, Maryland. Following this, he relocated to West Lafayette, and later Park Avenue in Baltimore.

Legacy A Liberty Ship was named after him during World War II.

Filmography Adventure of the Absent Minded Professor (1914) Adventure of the Counterfeit Money (1914) Adventure of the Missing Legacy (1914) The Yellow Pawn (1916) The Belgian (1917) The Slave Market (1917) The Town Scandal (1923)

Writings

The Brute The First Days of Man The Green God The Little Fortune (1915) Peggy-Elise (1919) Shades of Hades Love's Greatest Mistake Forbidden Wine The Web A Song of Sixpence Gentlemen in Hades: The Story of a Damned Debutante "Honeymoon Detectives" series (Richard and Grace Duvall: One Million Francs; The Ivory Snuff-Box; The Blue Lights; The Film of Fear) Leif Erikson, the Lucky The Torch of Liberty (1941) Death at Eight Bells: A Novel (1937) The Pipes of Yesterday Eternal Conflict Death at Eight Bells The Emigrant, a play in three acts The First Days of Man The First Days of Knowledge

Short stories "Mr. Buttles" "The Choice" "Are You a Suffragette?" "The Canterbury Cathedral Murder" (with Basil Mitchell)