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Peter Bernhard Kyne (October 12, 1880 – November 25, 1957) was an American novelist who published between 1904 and 1940. He was born and died in San Francisco, California. Many of his works were adapted into screenplays starting during the silent film era, particularly his first novel, The Three Godfathers, which was published in 1913 and proved to be a huge success. More than 100 films were adapted from his works between 1914 and 1952, many of the earliest without consent or compensation.[1] Kyne created the character of Cappy Ricks in a series of novels.

Peter Bernhard Kyne
Kyne in the 1930s
Born	(1880-10-12)October 12, 1880 San Francisco, California, U.S.
Died	November 25, 1957(1957-11-25) (aged 77) San Francisco, California, U.S.
Other names	Peter Bernard Kyne
Years active	1914–1952

Early years

The son of cattle rancher John Kyne and Mary Cresham, young Kyne worked on his father's ranch then attended a business college where he decided to become a writer.[2]

Written works

Title	Year
The Three Godfathers	1913
The Long Chance	1914
Cappy Ricks	1916
Webster—Man's Man	1917
The Valley of the Giants	1918
Kindred of the Dust	1920
The Pride of Palomar	1921
The Go Getter	1922
Cappy Ricks Retires	1922
Never the Twain Shall Meet	1923
Outlaws of Eden	1929
Golden Dawn (novel)	1930
Cappy Ricks Comes Back	1934
Cappy Ricks Special	1935
Soldiers, Sailors and Dogs	1936
The Parson of Panamint and Other Stories	1936

Military service

When still younger than 18 years old, he lied about his age and enlisted with Company L, 14th U.S. Infantry nicknamed "the Golden Dragons", which served in the Philippines from 1898 to 1899. The Spanish–American War and the struggle for Philippine independence led by General Emilio Aguinaldo provided background for many of Kyne's later stories.[3] During World War I, he served as a captain of Battery A of the California National Guard 144th Field Artillery Regiment, known as the "California Grizzlies".[4]

Partial filmography

Adaptations of The Three Godfathers

Popular culture

• The Tracy High School football field and MVP trophy are named after Kyne, whose Bohemian Club friends orchestrated the naming in 1927, Kyne and his Bohemian club friends funded early Tracy High School athletic programs and purchased the land for the eponymous Peter B. Kyne Field.
• A wooden sign in Sequoia Park in Eureka, California, bears a quote from Kyne's The Valley of the Giants: "I'm not going to cut the timber in this valley. I haven't the heart to destroy God's most wonderful handiwork. 'Twas in her mind to give her Valley of the Giants to Sequoia (Eureka) for a city park." In Kyne's Humboldt-inspired book The Valley of the Giants, a timber baron's wife's wish of saving a favorite stand of redwoods and creating a park in the middle of a city is made possible by her husband after her death.[6][7]

References

External links

• Biography from the Literature Network
• Works by Peter B. Kyne at Project Gutenberg
• Works by Peter B. Kyne at Faded Page (Canada)
• Works by or about Peter B. Kyne at Internet Archive
• Works by Peter B. Kyne at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
• Past Peter B. Kyne Trophy winners (Tracy High School in Tracy, California)
• Peter B. Kyne at IMDb

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