Vaughan Kester

Vaughan or Vaughn Kester (September 12, 1869 – July 4, 1911) was a U.S. novelist and journalist.He was the elder brother of dramatist and author Paul Kester (1870–1933).His style and topics were influenced by his travels through western and southern U.S., and by his mother's cousin William Dean Howells. His novel, "The Manager of the B & A," was made into a film in 1916 directed by J.P. McGowan, with Leo Maloney and Helen Holmes, reissued in 1921 as "The Man from Medicine Hat."He married Jessie B. Jennings from Mount Vernon, Ohio on August 31, 1898. They had no children.In 1902, with his brother, he purchased and renovated Woodlawn Plantation. From 1907, he lived at Gunston Hall, where he wrote The Prodigal Judge, and where he died.

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Vaughan Kester
Alias (AKA)Kester Vaughn
Birth dateSeptember 12, 1869
Birth place
New Brunswick New Jersey
Date of deathJuly 04, 1911
Place of death
Virginia , Fairfax County Virginia , Gunston Hall
Parents
Harriet Watkins Kester
Franklin Cooley Kester
Spouse
Jessie Jennings Kester

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