Thornton W. Burgess

Thornton Waldo Burgess (January 17, 1874 – June 5, 1965) was an American conservationist and author of children's stories. He was sometimes known as the Bedtime Story-Man, after his newspaper column Bedtime Stories. By the time he retired, he had written more than 170 books and 15,000 stories for the daily newspaper column.

Birth and Death Data: Born January 14, 1874 (Sandwich), Died June 5, 1965 (Hampden)

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1916 - 1917

Roles Represented in DAHR: speaker, composer

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= Recordings were issued from this master. No recordings issued from other masters.

Recordings

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Columbia 48992 12-in. ca. 1916 Johnny Chuck finds the best thing in the world Thornton W. Burgess Recitation speaker, composer  
Columbia 48993 12-in. 11/17/1916 Little Joe Otter's slippery slide Thornton W. Burgess Recitation speaker  
Columbia 48994 12-in. 11/17/1916 Peter Rabbit plays a joke Thornton W. Burgess Recitation speaker  
Columbia 48995 12-in. 11/17/1916 How old Mr. Toad won a race Thornton W. Burgess Recitation speaker  
Columbia 48996 12-in. 11/17/1916 How old Mr. Toad happened to dine with Buster Bear Thornton W. Burgess Recitation speaker  
Columbia 48997 12-in. 11/17/1916 When old Mr. Toad was puffed up Thornton W. Burgess Recitation speaker  
Columbia 48998 12-in. 11/17/1916 Buster Bear gets a good breakfast Thornton W. Burgess Recitation speaker  
Columbia 48999 12-in. ca. 1916 Little Joe Otter tries to get even Thornton W. Burgess Recitation speaker  
Columbia 49000 12-in. 11/18/1916 The teaching of Reddy Fox Thornton W. Burgess Recitation speaker  
Columbia 49001 12-in. 11/18/1916 Why Reddy Fox was laughed at Thornton W. Burgess Recitation speaker  
Columbia 49250 12-in. September 1917 The joy of the beautiful pine Thornton W. Burgess Recitation, with chimes and orchestra composer, speaker  

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Burgess, Thornton W.," accessed November 1, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102606.

Burgess, Thornton W.. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 1, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102606.

"Burgess, Thornton W.." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 1 November 2024.

DAHR Persistent Identifier

URI: https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/102606

External Sources

Wikipedia: Thornton Burgess

Britannica: Thornton W. Burgess

Linked Open Data Sources

LCNAR: Burgess, Thornton W. (Thornton Waldo), 1874-1965 - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79138563

Wikidata: Thornton Burgess - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7796519

VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/70073584

ISNI: 0000 0000 8150 2715 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000081502715

FAST: http://id.worldcat.org/fast/46407

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