Richard Walton Tully
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Richard Walton Tully was an American playwright. His best known works were the 1912 play The Bird of Paradise which caused a long running court case over alleged plagiarism. A schoolteacher named Grace Fender was initially successful in persuading the court that Tully's play was based on her play In Hawaii, however the case was reversed on appeal.
. Tully was married to another playwright Eleanor Gates until he divorced her in 1914.
Tully retired to breed horses. He died on February 1, 1945 in New York City
at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.
Biology
He was born on May 7, 1877 in Nevada City, NevadaNevada City, Nevada
Nevada City is a ghost town in Churchill County, Nevada, United States....
. Tully was married to another playwright Eleanor Gates until he divorced her in 1914.
Tully retired to breed horses. He died on February 1, 1945 in New York City
New York City
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at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center.