Background
Black, Alexander was born on February 7, 1859 in New York, United States. Son of Peter and Sarah (MacCrae) Black.
Black, Alexander was born on February 7, 1859 in New York, United States. Son of Peter and Sarah (MacCrae) Black.
Educated grammar schools Brooklyn. Honorary Master of Arts, Saint Lawrence University, 1908.
Became reporter on Brooklyn Times at age of 16. Official stenographer in Brooklyn courts, 1882-1886. Literature editor Brooklyn Times, 1885-1895.
Art director of New York Sunday World, 1900-1905.
Sunday editor of the New York World, 1905-1910. Managing editor “Frank Seaman, Incorporated.,” 1910-1913.
Editor Newspaper Feature Service, 1913-1926. Art editor King Features Syndicate, 1926-1935.
Originated prefilm “picture plays,” 1893.
Brought out first screen drama, in slow motion, 1894. First president department of photography, Brooklyn Institute Author: Story of Ohio, 1888. Photography Indoors and Out, 1894.
Mission Jerry, 1895.
A Capital Courtship, 1897. Mission America, 1898; Modern Daughters, 1899. Captain Kodak, 1899; The Girl and the Guardsman, 1900.
Richard Gordon, 1902.
Thorney, 1913; The Great Desire, 1919. The Seventh Angel, 1920.
The Latest Thing, 1922. Jo Ellen, 1923, Stacey, 1925.
American Husbands, 1926.
Time and Chance (reminiscence), 1937. Editor: Ostrander’s History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County. Home: New York, New New York
Author: Story of Ohio, 1888. Photography Indoors and Out, 1894. Miss Jerry, 1895
A Capital Courtship, 1897.
Miss America, 1898
Modern Daughters, 1899. Captain Kodak, 1899
The Girl and the Guardsman, 1900. Richard Gordon, 1902.
Thorney, 1913
The Great Desire, 1919. The Seventh Angel, 1920. The Latest Thing, 1922.
Jo Ellen, 1923, Stacey, 1925. American Husbands, 1926. Time and Chance (reminiscence), 1937.
Editor: Ostrander’s History of the City of Brooklyn and Kings County.
Married Elizabeth Helmle, October 4, 1881. Married second, Edith O’Dell, January 25, 1935. Children: Mabel Hawthorne (Mistress Cleland Ruthven Austin), Carlyle Helmle, Malcolm Stuart.