Chester Bailey Fernald
Chester Bailey Fernald (March 18, 1869 – April 10, 1938) also known as C. B. Fernald, was an American writer and playwright. History
Fernald was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He moved to London, living in Gower Street, W.C. sometime around 1915, to be with his son Van Dyke Fernald, who volunteered for the British army. The son died in the War. Career

He ventured into the realm of literature and penned several works. Fernald's writing showcased his imaginative storytelling abilities and captured the attention of readers with his captivating narratives. His short stories were published in, inter alia and Harper's Magazine. In August 1918, her play The Cat and the Cherub, about a street in San Francisco Chinatown in 1905, was played at the Forest Theater in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, a production of the Carmel Arts and Crafts Club. Death

Fernald died in Dover Harbour, South East England, believed drowned, after being knocked overboard by the boom of his boat, the auxiliary cutter Florence. His son, J. B. Fernald, had thrown out a rope to him, but to no avail. They had just returned from a voyage to France. Works
Books
Chinatown Stories
The Cat and the Cherub and other Stories
The White Umbrella
Plays
The Ghetto
The Love Thief
The Mask and the Face
The Princess in the Cage
The Day Before the Day — "anti-German vitriol"
The Moonlight Blossom played by Mrs Patrick Campbell
The Cat and the Cherub
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1869 births
1938 deaths
20th-century American dramatists and playwrights