Robert Edwards, also known as Bobby Edwards, (October 4, 1879 – November 2, 1948) was an American artist, musician, and writer, and a prominent figure among New York City's

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in the 1920s and '30s. He was editor and publisher of the Greenwich Village ''Quill'', and was known as the "Bard of Bohemia" and the "Village Troubadour" for his many songs he wrote and sang publicly. Edwards was born in

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in 1879, and in 1901 graduated from

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, where he was editor of the ''

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''. He studied at the

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in Buffalo and New York City, the Chase School, and the

Eric Pape Frederich Ludwig Moritz Pape Jr. (October 17, 1870 – November 7, 1938), known as Eric Pape, was an American painter, engraver, sculptor, and illustrator. Early life Pape was born in San Francisco, California, on October 17, 1870, to Fried ...

and

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s in Boston. He became a member of the

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in 1910, and his illustrations appeared in books by Mary Stewart Cutting,

Alice MacGowan Alice L. MacGowan (December 10, 1858 – March 10, 1947) was an American writer. She and her sister Grace MacGowan Cooke wrote more than 30 novels, about a hundred short stories, and some poetry. Alice produced several best sellers, including '' ...

, and

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, as well as magazines such as '' Putnam's Monthly'' and the ''Quill'', of which he became editor in 1921. In 1919-1920 he starred in ''

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'' first

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at the

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, and then on Broadway at the

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. He died in New York City at the age of 69.

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