Gouverneur Morris IV (1876–1953) was an American author of pulp novels and short stories during the early 20th century.

[1] He was a prolific novelist and short story writer, with multiple of his works adapted into films.

[3][2] Wightman worked as his secretary before moving into Samuel Goldwyn Studio's scenario department, where she adapted his novels The Beautiful Liar (1921) and The Ace of Hearts (1921).

[2] Soon after, he and Ruth moved to Coolidge, New Mexico, where they lived on a ranch owned by Charles Newcomb.

His numerous short stories were first published in magazines, notably Cosmopolitan, Collier's, The Saturday Evening Post, Metropolitan, The Smart Set, and Harper's Bazaar,[7] and many were collected in book form.