Charlton Greenwood Ogburn
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Charlton Greenwood Ogburn (19 Aug 1882, Butler, Georgia
- 26 Feb 1962) was a practicing lawyer who was drawn into the Shakespearean authorship question when Charles Wisner Barrell
approached him for assistance in his lawsuit against Folger Shakespeare Library Director Giles Dawson for libel in response to comments made after Barrell published in Scientific American
an article claiming that the Ashbourne portrait of "Shakespeare" was an overpainted original of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
.
Ogburn was the son of yet another Charlton Greenwood Ogburn and Irene Florence Wynn. His brother William Fielding Ogburn
(June 29, 1886 – April 27, 1959) became an influential sociologist responsible for popularizing the idea of "culture lag" to describe the difficulties cultures have in adjusting to new technology or other changes. Charlton Ogburn married (8 Jun 1910 in Atlanta, GA) Dorothy Stevens, born 8 Jun 1890 in Atlanta, daughter of George Webb Stevens and Abbie Dyson Bean.
After representing Barrell in the case against Dawson, Ogburn and his wife Dorothy both became very involved in the organizations devoted to exploring the Shakespearean question and subsequently authored two books on the subject together, The Renaissance Man of England (1947) and This Star of England (New York, Howard McCann, 1952). The latter was critically reviewed by Columbia Professor O.J. Campbell in Harpers
magazine.
Charlton and Dorothy's son, also named Charlton Ogburn
(sometimes distinguished as "Jr."), after serving as the communication's officer for Merrill's Marauders
became a noted State Department Analyst and non-fiction writer. He continued his parents' interest in the Shakespearean question and wrote several more books on the subject.
Butler, Georgia
Butler is the county seat of Taylor County, Georgia, United States. Its population was 1,907 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Butler is located at ....
- 26 Feb 1962) was a practicing lawyer who was drawn into the Shakespearean authorship question when Charles Wisner Barrell
Charles Wisner Barrell
Charles Wisner Barrell was an American film maker and supporter of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship....
approached him for assistance in his lawsuit against Folger Shakespeare Library Director Giles Dawson for libel in response to comments made after Barrell published in Scientific American
Scientific American
Scientific American is a popular science magazine. It is notable for its long history of presenting science monthly to an educated but not necessarily scientific public, through its careful attention to the clarity of its text as well as the quality of its specially commissioned color graphics...
an article claiming that the Ashbourne portrait of "Shakespeare" was an overpainted original of Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford
Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford was an Elizabethan courtier, playwright, lyric poet, sportsman and patron of the arts, and is currently the most popular alternative candidate proposed for the authorship of Shakespeare's works....
.
Ogburn was the son of yet another Charlton Greenwood Ogburn and Irene Florence Wynn. His brother William Fielding Ogburn
William Fielding Ogburn
William Fielding Ogburn was an American sociologist who was born in Butler, Georgia and died in Tallahassee, Florida. He was also a statistician and an educator. Ogburn received his B.A. degree from Mercer University and his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Columbia University...
(June 29, 1886 – April 27, 1959) became an influential sociologist responsible for popularizing the idea of "culture lag" to describe the difficulties cultures have in adjusting to new technology or other changes. Charlton Ogburn married (8 Jun 1910 in Atlanta, GA) Dorothy Stevens, born 8 Jun 1890 in Atlanta, daughter of George Webb Stevens and Abbie Dyson Bean.
After representing Barrell in the case against Dawson, Ogburn and his wife Dorothy both became very involved in the organizations devoted to exploring the Shakespearean question and subsequently authored two books on the subject together, The Renaissance Man of England (1947) and This Star of England (New York, Howard McCann, 1952). The latter was critically reviewed by Columbia Professor O.J. Campbell in Harpers
Harpers
The Harpers are a fictional and semi-secret organization in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the role playing game Dungeons & Dragons...
magazine.
Charlton and Dorothy's son, also named Charlton Ogburn
Charlton Ogburn
Charlton Ogburn, Jr. was a journalist and author of memoirs and non-fiction works. He was also a well-known advocate of the Oxfordian theory of Shakespeare authorship...
(sometimes distinguished as "Jr."), after serving as the communication's officer for Merrill's Marauders
Merrill's Marauders
Merrill’s Marauders or Unit Galahad, officially named the 5307th Composite Unit , was a United States Army long range penetration special operations unit in the South-East Asian Theater of World War II which fought in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations, or CBI...
became a noted State Department Analyst and non-fiction writer. He continued his parents' interest in the Shakespearean question and wrote several more books on the subject.
Sources
- Biographical notes at the Charlton Ogburn papers website
- Obituary for Dorothy Ogburn, Shakespeare Oxford Society newsletter, Vol.17, No.3, page 10.