{{short description|American screenwriter}}
{{Infobox person | name = William Hamilton Osborne | image = William Hamilton Osborn, film writer (SAYRE 7297).jpg }} thumb|Film poster for the two part feature '''William Hamilton Osborne''' (January 7, 1873 - December 25, 1942) was a lawyer and writer in the U.S. whose work includes stories, novels, and screenplays. Two novels he wrote were made into films and he wrote the screenplay for another. His work was published in various magazines and ''The Witch's Tales''. ''The Red Mouse'' is a five act play that starred Valerie Bergere adapted by H.J.W. Dam from Osborne's novel.<ref>"Valerie Bergere in ''The Red Mouse'', ''New York Times'', September 22, 1903, pg. 6.</ref> The New Jersey Historical Society has a collection of his papers donated by his wife.<ref name=nj>{{Cite web|url=https://jerseyhistory.org/manuscript-group-1137-william-hamilton-osborne-1873-1942-author-lawyer-papers-1902-1937/|title=Manuscript Group 1137, William Hamilton Osborne (1873 – 1942), Author, Lawyer, Papers, 1902 – 1937 | The New Jersey Historical Society}}</ref>
He studied at Columbia University School of Law and represented the Authors League of America.<ref name=nj/>
==Bibliography== ===Books=== *''The Red Mouse: A Mystery Romance'' (1909) *''The Catspaw'' (1911), illustrated by, F. Graham Cootes *''The Blue Buckle'' (1913) *''The Boomerang'' (1915) *''Neal of the Navy'', novelized from the movie he wrote<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org/cgi-bin/colorado?a=d&d=RCS19151210.2.48&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN%7CtxCO%7CtxTA--------0--|title=Routt County Sentinel December 10, 1915 — Colorado Historic Newspapers Collection|website=www.coloradohistoricnewspapers.org}}</ref> *''The Girl of Lost Island'' (1916) *''How to Make Your Will'' (1917) *''The Running Fight'' *''The Sharpshooters'' *''The Disappearing Coin'' *''After Death What'' *''The Stroheim Stethoscope'' (1926) *''Am Narrenseil'' (1928)
===Stories=== *"An Eye opener” in ''Sunset Magazine'' vol. 31, about baseball *"The Great Boudoor Scene" (1914), ''Sunset''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0rJN3wVZ75gC&dq=THE+GREAT+BOUDOIR+SCENE%2C+by+William+Hamilton+Osborne&pg=PA279|title=Sunset|date=March 18, 1914|publisher=Passenger Department, Southern Pacific Company|via=Google Books}}</ref> *"Jim Cradlebaugh, Head-Liner" (1908)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.macleans.ca/article/1908/6/1/jim-saddlebag-head-liner|title=Jim Saddlebag, Head-Liner | Maclean's | JUNE 1908|first=William Hamilton Osborne in the Circle|last=Magazine|website=Maclean's | The Complete Archive}}</ref> *"Hitting the Rainbow Trail" (1918), with Phil Norton<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FlG7l1uS2_4C&dq=%22William+Hamilton+Osborne%22&pg=PA1062|title=Annual Report of the Department of the Interior|first=United States Department of the|last=Interior|date=March 18, 1919|publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office|via=Google Books}}</ref> *"A Crying Shame" (1914, October) ''The Smart Set''
==Filmography== *''Neal of the Navy'' (1915) *''The Running Fight'' (1915), based on his novel *''Hearts or Diamonds?'' (1918), listed as one of the writers *''The Boomerang (film)'' (1919), based on his novel
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==External links== *[http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/38164 Works by William Hamilton Osborne] at Project Gutenberg *[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/7892578/william-hamilton-osborne Findagrave entry] *[https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0651760/ IMDb page]
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