John Luther Long Net Worth
John Luther Long Net Worth is
$2 Million
John Luther Long Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
John Luther Long (January 1, 1861 – October 31, 1927) was an American lawyer and writer best known for his short story "Madame Butterfly", which was based on the recollections of his sister, Jennie Correll, who had been to Japan with her husband—a Methodist missionary.Born in Hanover, Pennsylvania, Long had been admitted to the bar in Philadelphia on October 29, 1881, and become a practicing lawyer. On January 17, 1882, he married Mary Jane Sprenkle. He died at age 66 on October 31, 1927 having spent the last two months of his life at a sanatorium in Clifton Springs, New York. The obituary in The New York Times of November 1, 1927 quoted his own interpretation of himself as "a sentimentalist, and a feminist and proud of it".His one act play Dolce was staged at the Manhattan Theater on April 24, 1906, starring Minnie Maddern Fiske. | Date Of Birth | January 1, 1861 |
| Died | 1927-01-01 |
| Place Of Birth | Hanover, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Profession | Writer |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Was disappointed that "Madame Butterfly" overshadowed the success of later plays like "Adrea", "Kassa" and "The Darling of the Gods". |
| 2 | Considered himself a sentimentalist and a feminist and was proud of it. In many of his stories the lead character was a woman. |
| 3 | Much of what he knew of Japan came from his sister, who along with her husband had been a missionary there for over 50 years. |
| 4 | The first performance of the opera "Madame Butterfly" (in Milan) went so badly, that Puccini would later say "I died a bit so Butterfly could live". |
| 5 | Adapted his short story "Madame Butterfly" for the stage at the urging of David Belasco. Belasco and Long would collaborate on the production and Giacomo Puccini later transformed it into an opera. |
| 6 | Passed his bar in Philadelphia and practiced law there for several years. |
| 7 | Graduated from Lafayette College. |
| 8 | American Playwright. |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madama Butterfly | 2004/II | TV Movie after | |
| Hu die fu ren | 1956 | story - as Ke Lu | |
| Zi jun bie hou | 1955 | story | |
| Madame Butterfly | 1932 | story | |
| Harakiri | 1919 | play "Madame Butterfly" | |
| Madame Butterfly | 1915 | novel | |
| The Fox Woman | 1915 | novel "The Fox-Woman" | |
| The Captain's Bride | 1910 | Short story |
Known for movies
Harakiri (1919)
as Writer
Madame Butterfly (1932)
as Writer
Madame Butterfly (1915)
as Writer
Zi jun bie hou (1955)
as Writer