Gilson Willets

Gilson Willets (August 10, 1869 - 1922) was a journalist, author, and screenwriter in the United States. He was born in Hempstead, New York. He wrote for Leslie's Weekly, Collier's Weekly and many other publications.^[1] He covered the Spanish–American War in Cuba. He traveled widely^[2] before becoming a production manager for Pathé.^[3] His work includes several film serials.^[4]

Gilson Willets
Born	(1869-08-10)August 10, 1869 Hempstead, New York, U.S.
Died	May 26, 1922(1922-05-26) (aged 52) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Author Journalist Screenwriter
Nationality	American

Volunteers for the Spanish–American War including many Cuban cigar workers from Tampa, Florida in 1898

As a journalist, he covered a plague in India and E. H. Harriman's Harriman Scientific Expedition to Alaska.^[4] He was described as the American Guy de Maupassant for his terse writing style.^[5]

He wrote about New Mexico in 1905.^[6]

He married Daisy Van Der Veer and his son was named Gilson Vander Veer Willets.

Bibliography

• His Neighbor's Wife
• Anita, Cuban Spy
• The Triumph of Yankee Doodle
• Workers of the Nation
• The Commercial Invasion of Europe
• Inside History of the White House
• Rulers of the World at Home^[7]
• The Loves of Twenty and One (1899)
• Myster of the Double Cross^[8]

Filmography

• The Adventures of Kathlyn (1913), a serial co-written with Harold MacGrath
• The Adventures of Ruth (1919), serial
• Little Orphant Annie (1918 film)
• The Mystery of the Double Cross (1917)
• The City of Purple Dreams (1918 film), an adaptation of an Edwin Baird novel
• The Tiger's Trail (1919), an adaptation of a story by Arthur B. Reeve
• The Garden of Allah (1916 film), an adaptation of a Robert Hichens novel
• Hands Up (serial) (1918)
• The Bells (1918 film)
• The Heart of Texas Ryan (1917)
• The Princess of Patches (1917)
• Sweet Alyssum (film), film adaptation
• A Change of Administration
• The House of a Thousand Candles (1915 film)
• In the Days of the Thundering Herd
• Who Shall Take My Life?
• Ruth of the Range
• Beware of Strangers

References

1. Hills, William Henry; Luce, Robert (October 22, 1897). "The Writer: A Monthly Magazine for Literary Workers". Writer Publishing Company – via Google Books.
2. "Willets Gilson 1911 his 42nd birthday". August 10, 1911. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
3. "Sacramento Union 26 May 1922 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
4. "Gilson Willets - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
5. "The Writer". The Writer. October 22, 1897 – via Google Books.
6. Willets, Gilson (August 20, 1905). "Most Un-American Part of the United States; Strange Stories of People and Things in New Mexico -- A Large Proportion of the Population Ignorant of or Indifferent to Our Laws and Institutions -- Some Reasons Why Admission Has Been Refused" – via NYTimes.com.
7. "Gilson Willets". Open Library.
8. "Willets Gilson May 20 1917 Mystery Series author". May 20, 1917. p. 34 – via newspapers.com.