Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-09-01
SIR HALL GAME,
NOVELIST, DIES
Wife and Two Sons at Bed.
side When End Comes
at Greeba Castle.
~ the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
DOUGLAS, Isle Of Man, September
Sir Hall Game, noted novelist, once
described as the wealthiest writer in
the world, died last night after an i'll
ness of several weeks. He was 70 years
old.
Lady Game and his two sons, Ralph
Hall Game and Derwent Hall Game,
and Attorney General Moore of the Isle
of Man were at the bedside when the
end came, in Greeba Castle, one Of the
finest residences on the island.
Knighted for War Books.
For so years he produced literature
for the reading public, the stage and
the screen. "Deemster" and The
Manxman," tales of life on the Isle of
Man. were among his first successes.
The Eternal City" and The Woman
Thou Gavest Me" came later.
So successful was he that more than
20 years ago his manager described
him as the wealthiest novelist in the
world, placing his theatrical royalties
alone at $450,000.
King Albert of the Belgians made
him an officer of the Order of Leopold
for his editorship of the war book and
King George knighted him in 1918 for
his picture Of the British side of the
war.
Works Successful on Stage.
Derided. laughed at and condemned
because of some of his early literary eff
forts, Sir Hall Game attained success
the equal of which few authors could
boast.
His English-speaking public on both
sides of the Atlantic was larger than
that Of most writer's, and novel readers
generally were eager for his latest work.
With considerable leaning toward
the eternal triangle, critics declared
some of his plots crude and the result
usually clumsy when, on rare OCCASIONS,
he attempted to introduce hu::horous
passage. Nevertheless, Sir Hs.t gave
ample evidence of his ability fo~ fluent
graphic writing
1t would seem that Sir Ha1 always
had in mind dual purpose. for his
work-to please the reading public and
then present the same subject drama
tized so that it would appeal to theater-
RoerS. Many of his book successes at
tanned even greater popularity when
presented on the stage.
Sir Hall Game was born May IA.
1858. as Runcorn. Cheshire. of mixed
Manx and Cumberland parentage At
an early age he went to live with rela-
tlves on the Isle of Man, where his
boyhood. spent in a condition of pow
erty. CONSIDERABLY Influenced his lmagl-
native writings in later years.
Studied Architecture.
His foster parents eventually sent him
to Liverpool with the idea of making
him an architect and he was educated
with that object in view. He never
practiced that profession, however, turn
ing to journalistic work upon complet-
ing his studies, when he became a
leading writer on the staff of the Liver
pool Mercury.
Mere newspaper writing became so
unsatisfactory to Hall Game that it is
related he petitioned for shorter work.
ing hours and a reduction in salary SO
that he might devote more time to novel
writing. After six years in Liverpool
he went to London on the invitation
of D. G. Rossetti, with whom he lived
and acted as secretary and companion
to the poet-painter until the latters
death.
Sir Hall was married and had two
sons. One of them. Derwent Hall Game,
became an actor of note and appeared
in the leading roles of many Of his
fathers dramatic works