James Avery Hopwood was an American playwright of the Jazz Age. He had four plays running simultaneously on Broadway in 1920, namely The Gold Diggers, The Bat, Spanish Love, and Ladies' Night. His mos
Avery Hopwood with dancer Rosa Rolanda, 1924
WPA poster for Hopwood's 1922 play Why Men Leave Home
WPA poster for Hopwood's 1923 play The Alarm Clock
Juan-les-Pins is a town in the commune of Antibes in the Alpes-Maritimes department in Southeastern France. Located on the French Riviera, it is situated between Nice and Cannes, 13 kilometres to the
Avery Hopwood
…confirmed in later years that it was a publicity stunt. Rolanda would later marry caricaturist Miguel Covarrubias. On the evening of July 1, 1928, at Juan-les-Pins on the French Riviera, Hopwood suffered a fatal heart attack while swimming. His body was returned to the US and he was buried in Riverside Cemetery…
Juan-les-Pins seen from the Cap d'Antibes
La Baigneuse by Alfonse Grebel on Avenue Guy de Maupassant
Exterior of Juan-les-Pins train station.
Railway bridge on Ave. Amiral Courbet, Juan les Pins