Avery HopwoodJames Avery Hopwood was an American writer of the Jazz Age who lived from May 28, 1882, until July 1, 1928. In 1920, he had four plays running on Broadway concurrently. Hopwood was born on May 28, 1882, in Cleveland, Ohio, to James and Jule Pendergas Hopwood. In 1900, he received his diploma from Cleveland's West High School. He started going to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1901. He transferred to Adelbert College during his second year, nevertheless, due to his family's financial issues. In the fall of 1903, he returned to the University of Michigan, where he later earned a Phi Beta Kappa degree in 1905. Hopwood began his career as a writer for the Cleveland Leader as its New York correspondent, but within a year, with the help of playwright Channing Pollock, he had his first play, Clothes (1906), performed on Broadway. Hopwood eventually earned the moniker "The Playboy Playwright" and was noted for his comedies and farces, some of which had content that was at the time deemed risqué. One play, The Demi-Virgin from 1921, which featured suggestive themes and a racy card game called "Stripping Cupid," led to a legal dispute.James Avery Hopwood was an American writer of the Jazz Age who lived from May 28, 1882, until July 1, 1928. In 1920, he had four plays running on Broadway concurrently. Hopwood was born on May 28, 1882, in Cleveland, Ohio, to James and Jule Pendergast Hopwood. In 1900, he received his diploma from Cleveland's West High School. He started going to the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor in 1901. He transferred to Adelbert College during his second year, nevertheless, due to his family's financial issues. In the fall of 1903, he returned to the University of Michigan, where he later earned a Phi Beta Kappa degree in 1905. Hopwood began his career as a writer for the Cleveland Leader as its New York correspondent, but within a year, with the help of playwright Channing Pollock, he had his first play, Clothes (1906), performed on Broadway. Hopwood eventually earned the moniker "The Playboy Playwright" and was noted for his comedies and farces, some of which had content that was at the time deemed risqué. One play, The Demi-Virgin from 1921, which featured suggestive themes and a racy card game called "Stripping Cupid," led to a legal dispute. Read More Read Less