Gouverneur Morris

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

Gouverneur Morris IV was born in 1876 and was a great-grandson of American Founding Father Gouverneur Morris. He graduated from Yale University, where he wrote for campus humor magazine The Yale Record.

Morris wrote several novels. 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, and many were collected in book form.

American composer Carolne Holme Walker (1863-1955) used Morris’ text for her song “Your Kiss.”

Several of his works were adapted into films, including The Penalty (1920) with Lon Chaney, Sr.

Other film adaptions of his novels include: