Susan Glaspell's Death
Born (Birthday) July 1, 1876
Death Date July 27, 1948
Age of Death 72 years
Cause of Death Viral Pneumonia
Profession Playwright
The playwright Susan Glaspell died at the age of 72. Here is all you want to know, and more!
Biography - A Short Wiki
Co-founder of the first modern American theater company the Provincetown Players.
She was married to fellow playwright George Cram Cook from 1913 to 1924.
Quotes
"I would supplant the ox with the automobile and pave instead of plowing the fields. 1 have a theory that if a corn field were paved, leaving out a brick for each hill, it would increase the yield, do away entirely with the mud, and give the farmer plenty of time to meditate on lofty subjects. That is only one theory. I have many others.
"Women are used to worrying over trifles.
"I’m not sure I would be a good godmother. I have read about it, and I found that the godmother’s position is to take care of the morals of the child. I don’t know how good I would be at that.
"Defeat furnishes good material to the poets and the artists, but none of us care to have the glory of the conquered apply to us.
"Love always, in one way or another, means pain as well as joy.