Frederic Stewart IshamAn American novelist and playwright Frederic S. Isham was born on 29 March 1865 in Detroit, Michigan. His parents were Charles Storrs Isham and Lucy B. Isham. He had keen interest in plays, so he started his career as a playwright. For two years, hestudied at Royal Academy of Music in London. He was fond of writing on historical romances and adventure. Thus, he began novel writing. In his first novel The Strollers, he wrote his theatre experiences. In Black Friday, he depicts American financial crisis of 1869. In his novel, Under the Rose he has given a view of 16th century Europe. Popularity of Isham's novels can be seen in movies also. Films are made on the novels like - Three Live Ghosts, Nothing But the Truth, The Social Buccaneer etc. Some other notable works- Black Friday, Half a Chance, The Nut Cracker, The Way Out, The Lady of the Mount etc. He died in New York on 6 September 1922. Read More Read Less