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Hutton (LAURENCE an American editor)

LAURENCE, an American editor; born in New York, Aug. 8, 1843.

Devoting his earlier years to mercantile pursuits, he at length became dramatic critic of the New York "Evening Mail"; literary editor of "Harper's Magazine" (1886-1898). He wrote "Plays and Players"; "Edwin Booth"; "Literary Landmarks"; etc. He made a remarkable collection of death masks of noted people, which he presented to Princeton University. He died June 10, 1904. presented a