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Louis Evan Shipman (1869–1933) was an American playwright and newspaperman.

Louis Evan Shipman was born in Brooklyn, New York, on August 2, 1869.[1] He wrote editorials for Leslie's Weekly in 1895 and 1896 and edited Life from 1922 to 1924. He also wrote for Collier's Weekly.[1] His plays included Fools Errant and Poor Richard.[1]

During World War I he was a member of the New Hampshire state committee for public safety (Committee of One Hundred), was the state director of the so-called "Four Minute Men", and was a local food administrator.[1]

Louis Shipman lived in Plainfield, New Hampshire, for 25 years, but later settled in France.[2] He was made a Chevalier of the Legion of Honour of France in 1930.[1] He died aged 64 at his home in Boury-en-Vexin, Oise Department, France, on August 2, 1933, after an intestinal illness of five months.[1] He was survived by two daughters and one son.[2]

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Former Editor of Life Dies at Home in France". The Baltimore Sun. August 3, 1933. p. 2.
  2. 1 2 "Death Overtakes Louis Evan Shipman Noted Playwright". The Vermont Journal. August 4, 1933. p. 1.
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