3rd of 4 children of HOBART CHATFIELD-TAYLOR & ROSE FARWELL
Military: WWII, 1940 - 1941, Libya, North Africa, ambulance driver for British Army
Occupation: Journalist, writer, playwright, editor, theatrical producer
Died: age 47; after a solo auto accident, flipping a car in his icy driveway, died two weeks later of a brain aneurism
Married (1): 1924, JOSEPHINE De SELDING
Married (2): 1931, JANET BENSON, in Chicago
Divorced after 3 years on Jan 15, 1934
Married (3): May 6, 1936, MORELLA/MARELLA BORISOVNA "MAROCHKA" ANISFELD, Lake Forest, Lake Forest Co., Illinois
One child:
1. Charles Farwell CHATFIELD-TAYLOR
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Jan 18 1948, Chicago Daily Tribune:
O. CHATFIELD TAYLOR DIES AFTER CRASH
Otis Chatfield-Taylor, 47, playwright and writer, who was prominent in Chicago and New York society circles, died Friday night from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near his estate at Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., it was learned here yesterday.
Mr. Chatfield-Taylor was born in Lake Forest, the son of Hobart C. Chatfield-Taylor and his first wife, the former Rose Farwell, who was a daughter of the late Charles H. Farwell, United States senator from Illinois.
He was editor of the Croton-on-Hudson News and formerly had held editorial posts on Newsweek, Town and Country and the Outlook magazines, and the Chicago Times.
Stage Interests Varied
His theatrical interests were varied and included walk-on parts in several plays. Mr. Chatfield-Taylor managed two Broadway shows, ran a summer stock company, and dramatized a novel of Oliver LaFarge's Pulitzer prize winner, "Laughing Boy."
On Jan. 15, 1934, Mr Chatfield-Taylor was divorced from his first wife, the former Jane Benson, in Reno, and on May 6, 1936, he was married to Marochka Anisfeld, daughter of Boris Anisfeld, Russian painter associated with the Art Institute of Chicago.
Bought Old Estate
In 1945, Mr. Chatfield-Taylor purchased the 300 year old Van Cortland manor at Croton-on-Hudson.
The auto crash which took his life occurred as he was about to turn into the driveway of the 12 acre estate.
His club memberships included the Saddle and Cycle club here.
Surviving are his widow, a son, Charles Farwell Chatfield-Taylor, a sister Mrs. William D. Sohier of Boston, and two brothers, Wayne of Washington, D.C., and Robert of Phoenix, Ariz. Services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in St. Augustine's Episcopal church, Ossining,
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Military: WWII, 1940 - 1941, Libya, North Africa, ambulance driver for British Army
Occupation: Journalist, writer, playwright, editor, theatrical producer
Died: age 47; after a solo auto accident, flipping a car in his icy driveway, died two weeks later of a brain aneurism
Married (1): 1924, JOSEPHINE De SELDING
Married (2): 1931, JANET BENSON, in Chicago
Divorced after 3 years on Jan 15, 1934
Married (3): May 6, 1936, MORELLA/MARELLA BORISOVNA "MAROCHKA" ANISFELD, Lake Forest, Lake Forest Co., Illinois
One child:
1. Charles Farwell CHATFIELD-TAYLOR
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Jan 18 1948, Chicago Daily Tribune:
O. CHATFIELD TAYLOR DIES AFTER CRASH
Otis Chatfield-Taylor, 47, playwright and writer, who was prominent in Chicago and New York society circles, died Friday night from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near his estate at Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., it was learned here yesterday.
Mr. Chatfield-Taylor was born in Lake Forest, the son of Hobart C. Chatfield-Taylor and his first wife, the former Rose Farwell, who was a daughter of the late Charles H. Farwell, United States senator from Illinois.
He was editor of the Croton-on-Hudson News and formerly had held editorial posts on Newsweek, Town and Country and the Outlook magazines, and the Chicago Times.
Stage Interests Varied
His theatrical interests were varied and included walk-on parts in several plays. Mr. Chatfield-Taylor managed two Broadway shows, ran a summer stock company, and dramatized a novel of Oliver LaFarge's Pulitzer prize winner, "Laughing Boy."
On Jan. 15, 1934, Mr Chatfield-Taylor was divorced from his first wife, the former Jane Benson, in Reno, and on May 6, 1936, he was married to Marochka Anisfeld, daughter of Boris Anisfeld, Russian painter associated with the Art Institute of Chicago.
Bought Old Estate
In 1945, Mr. Chatfield-Taylor purchased the 300 year old Van Cortland manor at Croton-on-Hudson.
The auto crash which took his life occurred as he was about to turn into the driveway of the 12 acre estate.
His club memberships included the Saddle and Cycle club here.
Surviving are his widow, a son, Charles Farwell Chatfield-Taylor, a sister Mrs. William D. Sohier of Boston, and two brothers, Wayne of Washington, D.C., and Robert of Phoenix, Ariz. Services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in St. Augustine's Episcopal church, Ossining,
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3rd of 4 children of HOBART CHATFIELD-TAYLOR & ROSE FARWELL
Military: WWII, 1940 - 1941, Libya, North Africa, ambulance driver for British Army
Occupation: Journalist, writer, playwright, editor, theatrical producer
Died: age 47; after a solo auto accident, flipping a car in his icy driveway, died two weeks later of a brain aneurism
Married (1): 1924, JOSEPHINE De SELDING
Married (2): 1931, JANET BENSON, in Chicago
Divorced after 3 years on Jan 15, 1934
Married (3): May 6, 1936, MORELLA/MARELLA BORISOVNA "MAROCHKA" ANISFELD, Lake Forest, Lake Forest Co., Illinois
One child:
1. Charles Farwell CHATFIELD-TAYLOR
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Jan 18 1948, Chicago Daily Tribune:
O. CHATFIELD TAYLOR DIES AFTER CRASH
Otis Chatfield-Taylor, 47, playwright and writer, who was prominent in Chicago and New York society circles, died Friday night from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near his estate at Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., it was learned here yesterday.
Mr. Chatfield-Taylor was born in Lake Forest, the son of Hobart C. Chatfield-Taylor and his first wife, the former Rose Farwell, who was a daughter of the late Charles H. Farwell, United States senator from Illinois.
He was editor of the Croton-on-Hudson News and formerly had held editorial posts on Newsweek, Town and Country and the Outlook magazines, and the Chicago Times.
Stage Interests Varied
His theatrical interests were varied and included walk-on parts in several plays. Mr. Chatfield-Taylor managed two Broadway shows, ran a summer stock company, and dramatized a novel of Oliver LaFarge's Pulitzer prize winner, "Laughing Boy."
On Jan. 15, 1934, Mr Chatfield-Taylor was divorced from his first wife, the former Jane Benson, in Reno, and on May 6, 1936, he was married to Marochka Anisfeld, daughter of Boris Anisfeld, Russian painter associated with the Art Institute of Chicago.
Bought Old Estate
In 1945, Mr. Chatfield-Taylor purchased the 300 year old Van Cortland manor at Croton-on-Hudson.
The auto crash which took his life occurred as he was about to turn into the driveway of the 12 acre estate.
His club memberships included the Saddle and Cycle club here.
Surviving are his widow, a son, Charles Farwell Chatfield-Taylor, a sister Mrs. William D. Sohier of Boston, and two brothers, Wayne of Washington, D.C., and Robert of Phoenix, Ariz. Services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in St. Augustine's Episcopal church, Ossining,
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Military: WWII, 1940 - 1941, Libya, North Africa, ambulance driver for British Army
Occupation: Journalist, writer, playwright, editor, theatrical producer
Died: age 47; after a solo auto accident, flipping a car in his icy driveway, died two weeks later of a brain aneurism
Married (1): 1924, JOSEPHINE De SELDING
Married (2): 1931, JANET BENSON, in Chicago
Divorced after 3 years on Jan 15, 1934
Married (3): May 6, 1936, MORELLA/MARELLA BORISOVNA "MAROCHKA" ANISFELD, Lake Forest, Lake Forest Co., Illinois
One child:
1. Charles Farwell CHATFIELD-TAYLOR
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Jan 18 1948, Chicago Daily Tribune:
O. CHATFIELD TAYLOR DIES AFTER CRASH
Otis Chatfield-Taylor, 47, playwright and writer, who was prominent in Chicago and New York society circles, died Friday night from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near his estate at Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y., it was learned here yesterday.
Mr. Chatfield-Taylor was born in Lake Forest, the son of Hobart C. Chatfield-Taylor and his first wife, the former Rose Farwell, who was a daughter of the late Charles H. Farwell, United States senator from Illinois.
He was editor of the Croton-on-Hudson News and formerly had held editorial posts on Newsweek, Town and Country and the Outlook magazines, and the Chicago Times.
Stage Interests Varied
His theatrical interests were varied and included walk-on parts in several plays. Mr. Chatfield-Taylor managed two Broadway shows, ran a summer stock company, and dramatized a novel of Oliver LaFarge's Pulitzer prize winner, "Laughing Boy."
On Jan. 15, 1934, Mr Chatfield-Taylor was divorced from his first wife, the former Jane Benson, in Reno, and on May 6, 1936, he was married to Marochka Anisfeld, daughter of Boris Anisfeld, Russian painter associated with the Art Institute of Chicago.
Bought Old Estate
In 1945, Mr. Chatfield-Taylor purchased the 300 year old Van Cortland manor at Croton-on-Hudson.
The auto crash which took his life occurred as he was about to turn into the driveway of the 12 acre estate.
His club memberships included the Saddle and Cycle club here.
Surviving are his widow, a son, Charles Farwell Chatfield-Taylor, a sister Mrs. William D. Sohier of Boston, and two brothers, Wayne of Washington, D.C., and Robert of Phoenix, Ariz. Services will be held at 11 a.m. tomorrow in St. Augustine's Episcopal church, Ossining,
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Gravesite Details
unconfirmed he was cremated, but son says it is likely
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