Gilson Willets

Gilson Willets (August 10, 1869 - 1922) was a journalist, author, and screenwriter in the United States. He was born in Hempstead, New York. He wrote for Leslie's Weekly, Collier's Weekly and many other publications.[1] He covered the Spanish–American War in Cuba. He traveled widely[2] before becoming a production manager for Pathé.[3] His work includes several film serials.[4]

Gilson Willets, 1919
Volunteers for the Spanish–American War including many Cuban cigar workers from Tampa, Florida in 1898

As a journalist, he covered a plague in India and E. H. Harriman's Harriman Scientific Expedition to Alaska.[4] He was described as the American Guy de Maupassant for his terse writing style.[5]

He wrote about New Mexico in 1905.[6]

He married Daisy Van Der Veer and his son was named Gilson Vander Veer Willets.

Bibliography
  • His Neighbor's Wife
  • Anita, Cuban Spy
  • The Triumph of Yankee Doodle
  • Workers of the Nation
  • The Commercial Invasion of Europe
  • Inside History of the White House
  • Rulers of the World at Home[7]
  • The Loves of Twenty and One (1899)
  • Myster of the Double Cross[8]

Filmography

References
  1. Hills, William Henry; Luce, Robert (October 22, 1897). "The Writer: A Monthly Magazine for Literary Workers". Writer Publishing Company – via Google Books.
  2. "Willets Gilson 1911 his 42nd birthday". August 10, 1911. p. 4 – via newspapers.com.
  3. "Sacramento Union 26 May 1922 — California Digital Newspaper Collection". cdnc.ucr.edu.
  4. "Gilson Willets - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
  5. "The Writer". The Writer. October 22, 1897 – via Google Books.
  6. Willets, Gilson (August 20, 1905). "Most Un-American Part of the United States; Strange Stories of People and Things in New Mexico -- A Large Proportion of the Population Ignorant of or Indifferent to Our Laws and Institutions -- Some Reasons Why Admission Has Been Refused" – via NYTimes.com.
  7. "Gilson Willets". Open Library.
  8. "Willets Gilson May 20 1917 Mystery Series author". May 20, 1917. p. 34 – via newspapers.com.
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