George Middleton (playwright)

George Middleton (October 27, 1880, in Paterson, New Jersey – December 23, 1967, in Washington, D.C.) was an American playwright, director, and producer.

The comedy Polly With a Past (1917) was one of their successes, running for 315 performances and making a star of Ina Claire.

In addition to his original work, Middleton also translated French plays, and dramatized novels.

He was an early crusader for the rights of playwrights and was instrumental in the creation of the Minimum Basic Agreement and the subsequent 1926 battle to get theatrical managers to agree to its terms.

[8][9] On October 29, 1911, Middleton married actress and suffragette Flora Dodge 'Fola' La Follette, the oldest child of U.S.