Arthur Edwin Krows

Arthur Edwin Krows (1892–1958) was screenwriter, journalist, editor, author, and film director in the United States.[1] He wrote a book on producing plays and articles about educational films.[2] He illustrated one of his books.

He was born in New York City to Edwin Krows, a sales manager, and Lavinia Myers Krows. He married Marion Soeloman of Yonkers in 1914. His second wife was Catherine Peterka. He had a son.[1]

He directed films about social service. He edited several magazines. In 1927 made films surveying industrial museums in Europe with Charles T Gwynne, trustee of the planned Museum of Peaceful Arts in New York City (later renamed New York Museum of Science and Industry) as well as a leader of New York City's chamber of commerce, and cameraman Walter T. Pritchard.[3][4] There were plans to build an industrial museum in New York City at the time.[5] He wrote plays.[1]

He wrote an article titled "Literature and the Motion Picture".[6] He also wrote an article titled "Motion Pictures - Not for Theaters" for Educational Screen magazine.[7] The article “Sound and Speech in Silent Pictures” (JSMPE, April 1931 pages 427–436) is a reprint of a chapter of his book.

His 1930 book The Talkies is included on the Library of Congress' bibliography of wax cylinder audio recordings.[8] He worked for the Office of War Information during World War II.[1]

He wrote that in order to appeal to the broadest possible audience, film businesses made films that could be enjoyed by people of lesser intellect.[9]

He spoke on radio station WAAT.[10] Theodore Roosevelt wrote back to him thanking him for his courtesy but noting Roosevelt could not attend the event to which he was invited.[11]

He died in Yonkers aged 65.[1][12]

Writings

  • Play Production in America (1916)[13][14]
  • Playwriting for Profit (1928)[15]
  • Equipment for stage production; a manual of scene building D. Appleton & Company (1928), illustrations by Krows[16]
  • The Talkies (1930) Henry Holt And Company, New York

Plays

  • A Word in Private[17]

Filmography

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "ARTHUR E,, KROWS, MAGAZINII EDITOR; Official of Travel. Dies-Former Film Director, 65, Had Been a Playwright". The New York Times. 26 May 1958.
  2. ^ "Expert Advice On Playwriting". Hartford Courant. November 25, 1928. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  3. ^ "Museums Of The New Age | Science and Industry Museum". Science and Industry Museum blog. October 12, 2016.
  4. ^ "Bringing museum history to life through music". Science Museum Blog. March 14, 2019.
  5. ^ "PUSH PLANS TO BUILD INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM; Association Hopes to Acquire $20,000,000 in Money or the Equivalent for Project. AIDED BY TOWNE BEQUEST Immediate Task Is to Acquaint Public With the Nature of the Proposal. FILMS USED TO DEPICT IT Europe's Institutions Supply the Marvels to Stir Up Interest in New York Museum. PUSH PLANS TO BUILD INDUSTRIAL MUSEUM". The New York Times. 4 December 1927.
  6. ^ Krows, Arthur Edwin (November 1, 1926). "Literature and the Motion Picture". The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science. 128 (1): 70–73. doi:10.1177/000271622612800111 – via SAGE Journals.
  7. ^ Bonah, Christian (December 19, 2018). Health Education Films in the Twentieth Century. Boydell & Brewer. ISBN 978-1-58046-916-6 – via Google Books.
  8. ^ "Caring for Cylinder Recordings - Collections Care - Resources |Preservation | Library of Congress". wwws.loc.gov. Retrieved 2026-02-28.
  9. ^ "Educational Screen and Audiovisual Guide". December 19, 1927 – via Google Books.
  10. ^ "The National Humane Review". American Humane Association. December 19, 1927 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ "Letter from Theodore Roosevelt to Arthur Edwin Krows".
  12. ^ "A. E. Krows, 65, Editor". Newsday. May 26, 1958. Retrieved 22 December 2025.
  13. ^ Livingston, William (December 19, 1917). "The Independent". proprietors – via Google Books.
  14. ^ Cheney, Sheldon (December 19, 1925). "The Art Theater: Its Character as Differentiated from the Commercial Theater; Its Ideals and Organization; and a Record of Certain European and American Examples". A.A. Knopf – via Google Books.
  15. ^ Krows, Arthur Edwin (December 19, 1928). "Playwriting for profit". New York [etc.] Longmans, Green and Co. – via Internet Archive.
  16. ^ Krows, Arthur Edwin (December 19, 1928). "Equipment for Stage Production: A Manual of Scene Building". D. Appleton – via Google Books.
  17. ^ Krows, Arthur Edwin. "A Word in Private" – via Google Books.
  18. ^ Institute, American Film (December 20, 1997). The American Film Institute Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. University of California Press. ISBN 978-0-520-20969-5 – via Google Books.
  19. ^ Sastre-Juan, Jaume (2016). "Pilgrimages to the museums of the new age: Appropriating European industrial museums in New York City (1927-1937)". Science Museum Group Journal. Autumn 2016.
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