Arthur Edwin Krows


Arthur Edwin Krows was screenwriter, journalist, editor, author, and film director in the United States. He wrote a book on producing plays and articles about educational films. 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.
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 as well as a leader of New York City's chamber of commerce, and cameraman Walter T. Pritchard. There were plans to build an industrial museum in New York City at the time. He wrote plays.
He wrote an article titled "Literature and the Motion Picture". He also wrote an article titled "Motion Pictures - Not for Theaters" for Educational Screen magazine. The article “Sound and Speech in Silent Pictures” 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. He worked for the Office of War Information during World War II.
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.
He spoke on radio station WAAT. Theodore Roosevelt wrote back to him thanking him for his courtesy but noting Roosevelt could not attend the event to which he was invited.
He died in Yonkers aged 65.

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