Dates

• Existence: 1889 - 1948

Biographical History

Harvey Harris Gates (1889-1948) was a screenwriter of Hollywood silent films.

Harvey H. Gates was born on January 19, 1889, in Laie, Oahu, Hawaii to Susa Amelia Young and Jacob Forsberry Gates. He served as a missionary in the Northwestern States and British missions. He attended Brigham Young High School and later LDS College. He began working for D.W. Griffith in 1913 and went on to be a screen writer for Warner Brothers. Gates went on to write for a total of 216 films by 1948. He married Lucie Jeanne "Bebe" Genez in 1912 and together they had three children. They were later divorced. He then married Irene Boland on January 19, 1946. Harvey is the brother of accomplished opera singer Emma Lucy Gates Bowen and composer B. Cecil Gates. Harvey died on November 3, 1948, in Los Angeles, California.

Citation:

byhigh.org, via WWW, March 31, 2020 (b. January 19, 1889, in Laie, Hawaii; d. November 3, 1948, in Salt Lake City, Utah; mission to Northwestern states and Britain for Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; 1913, working for D.W. Griffith; 216 films by 1948; married Lucie Jeanne "Bebe" Genez and divorced; married Irene Boland in 1946)

FamilySearch, September 27, 2024 (Harvey H. Gates; Harvey Harris Gates; b. January 19, 1889, in Laie, Hawaii; parents were Susa Amelia Young and Jacob Forsberry Gates; served a mission to the Northwestern States and Britain for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; attended Brigham Young High School and later LDS College; became screen writer for Warner Brothers; wrote for 216 films by 1948; married Lucie Jeanne "Bebe" Genez; had three children; divorced; married Irene Boland in 1946; brother of Emma Lucy Gates Bowen, opera singer, and B. Cecil Gates, composer; d. November 3, 1948, in Los Angeles, California)

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