caption resting_place death_date death_place birth_place nationality name birth_date period spouse image article_title birth_name
philander chase johnson c. 1922 rock creek cemetery , washington d.c. 18 may 1939 washington , d.c. , united states wheeling , west virginia , united states american philander chase johnson 6 february 1866 1866 -- 1939 louise covert johnson 1890 1906 ; philander chase johnson , ca1922.png philander chase johnson
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philander chase johnson

philander chase johnson -lrb- 1866 -- 1939 -rrb- was an american journalist , humorist , poet , lyricist , and dramatic editor .
at the time of his death , he had been a `` washington evening star '' staff member for 47 years .
prior to joining the `` evening star '' , he had been an editorial writer for `` the washington post '' .
