Winchell Smith was an American playwright, known for big hit works such as Brewster's Millions (1906) and Lightnin' (1918). Many of his plays were made into movies. He spent freely but left a large fortune at his death.
Winchell Smith
Brewsters Millions on stage, 1907
Winchell Smith and wife, 1917
The Saphead (1920)
Brewster's Millions is a comedic novel written by George Barr McCutcheon in 1902, originally under the pseudonym of Richard Greaves.
First edition cover
The yacht scene from the Broadway play. Edward Abeles played Monty Brewster on Broadway as well as in the later film.