William Vaughn Moody
William Vaughn Moody (July 8, 1869 - October 17, 1910) was an American dramatist and poet. Moody was author of The Great Divide, first presented under the title of The Sabine Woman at the Garrick Theatre in Chicago on April 12, 1906. His poetic dramas included The Masque of Judgment (1900), The Fire Bringer (1904), and The Death of Eve (left undone at his death). He went on to Harvard University, where he was awarded the George B. Sohier Prize for literature and earned an AB. in 1893 and an A M. in 1894. He taught English at Harvard and Radcliffe until 1895. He received the degree of Litt. D. from Yale in 1908, and was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
