Harold Macgrath was an American novelist and screenwriter who had a net worth of $3 million. He was born in 1871 and is best known for his novel The Puppet Crown, which was the number seven bestselling book in the United States in 1901. He also wrote other popular works such as The Man on the Box, Half a Rogue, and The Drums of Jeopardy.
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💰 Net worth: $3 Million (2024)
About
An American novelist and screenwriter, he wrote The Puppet Crown, which was the number seven bestselling book in the United States in 1901. His other popular works include The Man on the Box, Half a Rogue, and The Drums of Jeopardy.
Before Fame
He worked as a reporter and columnist for the Syracuse Herald. He published his first novel, Arms and the Woman, in 1899.
Trivia
Several of his novels, including The Adventures of Kathlyn, Half a Rogue, and The Voice in the Fog, were adapted into films.
Family Life
He grew up in Syracuse, New York. He married Alma Kenyon in 1905.
Associated With
Actor Boris Karloff took his stage name from the name of a mad scientist character in MacGrath's 1920 novel The Drums of Jeopardy.
