George Moreby Acklom (17 November 1870 – 26 October 1959), was a British writer, editor, literary adviser and critic based in New York City, principally with the publisher E.P. Dutton,[1][2] and the father of the Hollywood actor David Manners.[3]

George Moreby Acklom
Born(1870-11-17)17 November 1870
Nagpore, British India
Died26 October 1959(1959-10-26) (aged 88)
Resting placeClaremont, California
NationalityBritish
EducationBedford Modern School
Alma materQueens' College, Cambridge
Occupation(s)Writer, editor, critic
SpouseLilian Manners (m.1897)
ChildrenDorothea Cecily
David Manners
RelativesCecil Ryther Acklom (Brother)

Life and career

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George Moreby Acklom was born on 17 November 1870 at Nagpore, India, to English parents.[4] He was the brother of military figure Cecil Ryther Acklom and educated at Bedford Modern School in England,[5][6] before graduating BA from Queens' College, Cambridge in 1891.[4]

After his graduation from Cambridge, Acklom went to Canada, where he was initially employed as headmaster of Harrow House School in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[7] He then moved to New York City in 1907 to start a career as a literary critic and editor with E.P. Dutton Publishing Company.[1][8]

Acklom was a prolific book reviewer, editor, translator and contributor. He wrote the introduction to Richard Maurice Bucke's book Cosmic Consciousness: A Study in the Evolution of the Human Mind, which had originally been published by E.P. Dutton in 1901.[9][10] He was also an editor of John Denison Champlin's encyclopaedia, publisher of research and critiques on the life of the novelist Samuel Butler, and the translator of The Red Gods.[11][12][13]

Acklom married Lilian Manners in 1897 and they had two children, both of whom were born in Nova Scotia: Dorothea Cecily in 1898 and Rauff de Ryther Daun Acklom in 1900. Rauff, who later in life became a very successful actor in the United States, used the stage name David Manners during his career in theatre and in Hollywood films.[3] Acklom died on 26 October 1959 and was buried in Oak Park Cemetery in Claremont, a city located on the eastern edge of Los Angeles County, California.

Selected bibliography

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References

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  1. ^ a b Manning, Henry P. (9 November 2012). The Fourth Dimension Simply Explained. Courier Corporation. ISBN 9780486165974.
  2. ^ "Acklom, Moreby 1870–". worldcat.org.
  3. ^ a b "David Manners Biography". davidmanners.com.
  4. ^ a b Cambridge University Alumni, 1261–1900
  5. ^ School of the Black & Red, A.G. Underwood (updated 2010), p.104
  6. ^ Bedford Modern School (Bedford, England), VIPAN, Herbert Edwin (21 April 1901). A register of the old boys of the Bedford Modern School. Compiled and edited by H.E. Vipan ... Together with a few chapters on its history and institutions. W.J. Robinson. p. 3. OCLC 557698898 – via Open WorldCat.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ Library and Archives Canada/Bibliothèque et Archives Canada (22 March 2012). "McAlpine's Halifax City Directory for 1900–01" (PDF). Retrieved 7 March 2015.
  8. ^ Tanselle, George Thomas (1971). Guide to the Study of United States Imprints. Harvard University Press. ISBN 9780674367616.
  9. ^ a b Cosmic consciousness : a study in the evolution of the human mind. OCLC 003925164.
  10. ^ Waard, Fransje de (22 July 2013). Spiritual Crisis. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 9781845406950.
  11. ^ The Champlin Encyclopedia: Science And Invention, Volume 10: D-K By George Moreby Edited By Acklom - Used Books - Hardcover - Later Printing - 1948 - from Adventures Underground and Biblio.com.
  12. ^ Lange, Petronella Jacoba de (1925). "Samuel Butler: Critic and Philosopher". google.co.uk.
  13. ^ a b Bleiler, Everett Franklin (1990). Science-fiction, the Early Years. Kent State University Press. ISBN 9780873384162.
  14. ^ Margaret : an idyll. OCLC 008014121.
  15. ^ Acklom, Moreby (1898). Margaret. Smith & Sale. ISBN 9780659095565.
  16. ^ "Century of Canadian Sonnets – BURPEE, Lawrence J., ed". doullbooks.com.
  17. ^ "George Moreby Acklom". edition-elf.de.
  18. ^ Jekyl Island Club, Brunswick, Georgia, 1916 ... OCLC 002078422.
  19. ^ Cosmic consciousness (Open Library). OL 6497644M.
  20. ^ The red gods (Les dieux rouges) a romance. OCLC 005872880.
  21. ^ Seventy-five years; or, The joys and sorrows of publishing and selling books at Duttons, from 1852 to 1927;. OCLC 002335142.
  22. ^ Winter vigil. OCLC 009519197.
  23. ^ .The New Champlin Cyclopedia for Young Folks ... OCLC 9159977.
  24. ^ Hamlet and the demon ... OCLC 82380229.