George Middleton was an American playwright, director, and producer.

Career

He was famous for his plays The Failures and Adam and Eva. From 1927 to 1929 he was president of the Dramatists Guild of America

Dramatists Guild of America

The Dramatists Guild of America is a professional organization for playwrights, composers, and lyricists working in the U.S. theatre market.Membership as an Associate Member is open to any person having written at least one stage play. Active Members are playwrights who have had at least one play...

 and was responsible for creating the Minimum Basic Agreement, which remains the basic text for determining theatrical royalties. In 1947, he published a well-reviewed memoir, These Things are Mine.

Marriage

On October 29, 1911, he married Flora Dodge 'Fola' La Follette

Fola La Follette

Flora Dodge 'Fola' La Follette was a women's suffrage and labor activist from Madison, Wisconsin, USA. At the time of her death in 1970, the New York Times highlighted her quotation: "A good husband is not a substitute for the ballot." She was the daughter of progressive politician Robert...

, the oldest child of United States Senator Robert Marion La Follette, Sr. of Wisconsin

Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...

 and Belle Case La Follette

Belle Case La Follette

Belle Case La Follette was a lawyer and a women's suffrage activist in Wisconsin, USA. La Follette worked with the women's peace party during World War I...

. His brothers-in-law were: Robert M. La Follette, Jr.

Robert M. La Follette, Jr.

Robert Marion "Young Bob" La Follette, Jr. was an American senator from Wisconsin from 1925 to 1947, the son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., the brother of Philip La Follette, and Fola La Follette, whose husband was the playwright George Middleton.- Early life:La Follette was born in Madison,...

, and Philip La Follette

Philip La Follette

Philip Fox La Follette was an American politician from the US state of Wisconsin. He served three terms as the Governor of Wisconsin and helped create the Wisconsin Progressive Party.-Early life and family:...

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Published works

• Middleton, George, These Things Are Mine: The Autobiography of a Journeyman Playwright, The MacMillian Company, 1947.

Sources

• Weisberger, Bernard A., The La Follettes of Wisconsin Love and Politics in Progressive, The University of Wisconsin Press, 1994.