Clarence J. Harris(1873-1941)
- Writer
Clarence Harris, was a man of diverse interests. A Universalist
clergyman (at one time a missionary in Appalachia), he pursued a
variety of careers. During World War I he served in the Department of
the Navy at Washington. Before then, he had been associated with the
Fox studios in Long Island, where he wrote his two film scripts, and
doubtless collaborated on a number of others, until he had a rupture
with Fox himself. After the war he entered the early aircraft industry
in New Jersey. He was a published author of animal (especially dog)
stories. During the 1930s he was pastor of Washington Heights
Universalist Church in New York City. In addition, he owned and
operated a boys' navy-style camp in the Adirondack mountains: which was
eventually a failure because he was not able to turn away young men who
could not afford the fees.
