Samuel Atkins Eliot Jr.

Samuel Atkins Eliot Jr. (March 14, 1893 – August 3, 1984) was an American writer, born in Denver, Colorado and educated at Harvard University.

Early life

He was the son of Samuel Atkins Eliot, a prominent Unitarian clergyman, and the grandson of Charles W. Eliot, a president of Harvard University.

His family, the Eliots, were a Boston Brahmin family.

Professional career

Samuel Eliot Jr. wrote books on the theatre and made many translations from the German playwright Frank Wedekind. His works include Little Theatre Classics (four volumes, (1918–21); Erdgeist (1914-15); Pandora's Box (1914); and Tragedies of Sex (1923).


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