Background
Price, William Thompson was born on December 17, 1846 in Jefferson Company, Kentucky, United States. Son of Joseph Crocket and Susan (Meade) T.
editor military officer publishing executive
Price, William Thompson was born on December 17, 1846 in Jefferson Company, Kentucky, United States. Son of Joseph Crocket and Susan (Meade) T.
Educated private schools, Kentucky. University of Leipzig and Berlin, 1867-1870. Ran away and joined Confederate Army, in youth, serving under Colonel East. P. Clay, John Morgan.
Forrest and Wheeler.
Was captured, imprisoned at Rock Island, Illinois, and escaped. Dramatic critic Courier-Journal, Louisville, Kentucky, 1875-1880. Editorial writer on various newspapers.
Dramatic critic New York Star, 1885-1886.
Play reader for A. M. Palmer. 1886-1906, and for Harrison Grey Fiske, since 1901.
Founder, 1901, and director American School of Playwriting. Founder and editor of The American Playwright (monthly magazine).