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Franklin Pierce “F.P.A.” Adams

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Franklin Pierce “F.P.A.” Adams

Birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
23 Mar 1960 (aged 78)
New York, New York County, New York, USA
Burial
Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Poet, sportswriter, author and member of the Algonquin Round Table.
His syndicated newspaper column, "The Conning Tower," 1914-1941 launched the career of many writers.
Author of In Cupid's Court (1902), Tobogganning on Parnassus (1911), In Other Words (1912) and Answer This One (with Harry Hansen) (1927), and The Melancholy Lute (1936).
He was a regular panelist on the radio quiz program "Information Please" 1938-1948, providing expert answers on literature and the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, along with witticisms.
Poet, sportswriter, author and member of the Algonquin Round Table.
His syndicated newspaper column, "The Conning Tower," 1914-1941 launched the career of many writers.
Author of In Cupid's Court (1902), Tobogganning on Parnassus (1911), In Other Words (1912) and Answer This One (with Harry Hansen) (1927), and The Melancholy Lute (1936).
He was a regular panelist on the radio quiz program "Information Please" 1938-1948, providing expert answers on literature and the works of Gilbert and Sullivan, along with witticisms.

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Cremated; grave unmarked

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  • Maintained by: Anonymous
  • Originally Created by: Jonathan Plant
  • Added: Jul 5, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93087417/franklin_pierce-adams: accessed ), memorial page for Franklin Pierce “F.P.A.” Adams (15 Nov 1881–23 Mar 1960), Find a Grave Memorial ID 93087417, citing Ferncliff Cemetery and Mausoleum, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Anonymous (contributor 51172939).