Justus Miles Forman (November 1, 1875 – May 7, 1915) was an American novelist and playwright.

Biography

Forman was born on November 1, 1875, in

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. He attended

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. His only play, ''The Hyphen'', appeared in 1915 but did not receive the success Forman expected. ''The Hyphen'' was a topical drama about "German-Americans" and "Irish-Americans" whose patriotism and fidelity to the United States is questioned due to events in Europe during

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. Forman hoped that the drama would do better business in a production in London and decided to book a first-class passage aboard the RMS ''Lusitania''. Days before he was to board the liner, however, he received a mysterious phone call from a man with a thick German accent who warned him not to board the ''Lusitania''. Forman ignored the phone call and embarked on the ''Lusitania'' on May 1, 1915. The ''Lusitania'' was torpedoed on May 7, 1915, and Forman was among the 1,198 passengers who perished in the sinking. His body was never recovered.

Works

* ''Garden of Lies'' (1902) * ''Jason'' (1909) * ''Bianca's Daughter'' (1910) * ''The Opening Door'' * ''The Unknown Lady'' * ''Journey's End'' * ''Island of Enchantment'' * ''Monsigny: The Soul Of Gold'' * ''Tommy Carteret'' * ''Buchanan’s Wife'' * ''A Modern Ulysses.'' * ''The Quest. '' * ''The Court Of The Angels.'' * ''The Harvest Moon.'' * ''The Six Rubies.''

References

External links

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