Edwin Milton Royle (March 2, 1862 – February 16, 1942) was an American playwright. He was born in

Lexington, Missouri Lexington is a city in, and the county seat of, Lafayette County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,726 at the 2010 census. Lexington is in western Missouri, within the Kansas City metropolitan area, approximately east of Kansas C ...

, and died in

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. Over 30 of his plays were performed. His best-known play is '' The Squaw Man'' (1905), which became the first Hollywood film co-directed by

Cecil B. DeMille Cecil Blount DeMille (; August 12, 1881January 21, 1959) was an American filmmaker and actor. Between 1914 and 1958, he made 70 features, both silent and sound films. He is acknowledged as a founding father of American cinema and the most co ...

in 1914. California Motion Picture Company made a film adaptation of his play "Unwritten Law" ('' Unwritten Law (1916 film)''). He was married to Selena Fetter. Their daughter

Selena Royle Selena Royle (November 6, 1904 – April 23, 1983) was an American actress of stage, radio, television and film and later, an author. Early life and career Actress Royle was born in New York City to playwright Edwin Milton Royle and actress Se ...

(1904–83) was a successful stage and film actress.

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1862 births 1942 deaths American dramatists and playwrights {{US-playwright-stub