Pueblo chieftain., 1922-01-22
JOHN kENOR|CK
BANGS IS DEAD

ATLANTIC CITY. y. J., Jan. 7l.John
kendrick Bangs. humorL-t and lee
turer. died at a hospital here late today
II intestinal trouble
Mr. Bangs who has been III several
weeks succumbed after second op-
.rattcn for a growth. performed today.
once before physicians had given UP
hope but he rallied.
John Kendrlck Bangs, famous Tor
more than quarter or a century as =
hu:uori<t aud man OF letters, came OF
distinguished american family. His
father was noted New York lawyer
and his grandfather. Nathan Bangs
the third president OF Wesleyan Uni
ver.i.y. had n wide Population as
Methodist preacher and ecclesiasteA'
writer
The grandson had appeared on prac-
ticaliy all the Lyceurn nnd tha'auuu"
ri-ruits OF tho country. He was demo-
cratic candidate for mayor OF fohkefS.
\ Y his birth place, In 1894 but Was
safcatcd He was also a member OF tho
Hosrd of Education OF Nonkers Tor
several terms. director of gas com
prny and president OF the Halstcd
school
cStics ted nj Columbia. While in coi!ese
n, became editor OF ru- undergraduate
modification. Acta columbisna. He was
graduated In 1883 with the degree OF
Ph. r.. then studied year In Columbia
Law school and in 1884 became asso-
clate editor OF fIte. III 1855. he oecani"
n member OF the staff OF Harper
Monthly a. editor OF the Drawer
suhseouently,. he served as editor OF
ilarpers Weekly, the metropolitan
Magazine and Puck
Mr.. Bangs was a prolific writer OF
witty poetry as welf as author or
number of dramatic and musical plays,
II. "
was done In e. series OF magazine art
4 los called Leaves from a Lecturers
Notebook" other OF his principal
works arc. Roger Camerden' lssD'
THE Lorznette' with 5. w van
schalck GSS7l; Katherine; \ Ira,
vesty' iSso; New Nhseinss OF W
Tales. with Frank Dempster sherman
f,sssl. ''Mephistopheles" GssS); It'd
dieavwtnk Tales" GsaD; I'm Camp
With Tin soldier nsae); coffee and
renartae' uss5): Half Hours with
rinmle by" tsasD. The Water
Ghost dsen; Three Weeks in Poll
,,c.'' $3.50: mir. Bonaparte OF Cor.
.,ca" dsp0: The Paradise Club"
Gsa5o: "Tho idiot" dso5): "a House-
po,, on the styS" 1S95>: The
pJ-vclors'' Osas): The pursuit OF the
IIo,tsc- Roat' GSeIl; the Mantel piece
Nirstrels'' lS9O; "A prophecy and
plea" Isa7). Paste Jewcls' dsaO;
a, people" usosl: The Dreamers, \
Ciub" ,iSagl: "Cobw chs from a Liter
e,v Corner" dsesl; The MombinE ot
Acre Hnr' u9O0); MIR. Munchausen
reoD: "oIympian Nights lsoD;
.r-nclc sam. Trustee" d9P2); "Biky,
,he sklcycie" deo:): "ovor the Plum
pudding doo2>. Under Difficulties,
frarce. 1aO5): THE Worsted Mar
fNusical lay taOSl: Mrs. Rafflcs
Ga05p The Inventions Of the idiot
Geo7l: "potted Fiction d9os>; Songs
of cheer" dslo), Jack and Check
pook" deln: from Pillar to Post
Cla1s,. 'The CHEEKY Way delS. lie
also wrote Lady Teasle," musics
comedy version OF the "Shchool for
Scandal" and Tommorrowland.' mu-
steal fantasy In 1918, tho humorist Ice
.ured for the Young Mems Christian
Association and Allied troops along the
battlefront in France.
Mr.. pangs was twice married; hts
first Wife whom he married In 1sSo
and hv whom he had three children
was Agnes j.. HYDE His second "lte
was formerly Miss Mary Blakene.
cray Of New York, wnom he married
IN 1904.