R.C. Carton(1853-1928)
- Writer
British playwright, several of whose plays were adapted for the screen.
He began his theatrical career as an actor in Shakespearean plays in
London in 1875. His real success, however, came as a playwright.
Initially he collaborated with Cecil Raleigh, but made his greatest
accomplishments as a solo writer of light comedy. He died in London six
weeks before the death of his wife, Kate Compton, who had appeared in
virtually all of his plays onstage.