George Manker Watters

George Manker Watters was an American playwright, screenwriter, theatre manager, and film and theatre company executive. Born George Daniel Watters II, he was the son of organist George Daniel Watters I and grew up in Des Moines, Iowa where his father had worked as organist at St. Ambrose Cathedral. He began his career at the age of 18 as theatrical manager of a traveling theatre company; a post he held until 1910. He briefly lived in New York City before returning to his native city of Des Moines in 1911 to become manager of the Princess Theatre. He married Tamzon Manker, an actress working for him at the Princess, in June 1917, and later adopted her surname when he began working as a playwright using the name George Manker Watters.

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