Empey, Arthur Guy, 1883-1963

Person

Staff Only

Biography

American soldier in the British Army in World War 1, and an author, screenwriter, actor and movie producer.

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Over the Top with the Best of Luck, 1918

Item

Identifier: 2001.029.3

Scope and Contents

Words and music by Private Albert Mitchell of the 106th Trains and Military Police. Dedicated to Arthur Guy Empey, author of the world famous book and star of the Vitagraph feature photo play, "Over the Top". Cover page illustration includes photographic insets featuring Arthur Empey; Albert Mitchell; and a scne reproduced from the Vitagraph Studios film.

Dates: Copyright: 1918

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / World War I-era sheet music, 1897-1939

Your Lips Are No Man's Land But Mine, 1918

Item

Identifier: 2001.029.4 version A

Scope and Contents

Cover page illustration includes photographic insets featuring Arthur Guy Empey in character in the feature film, "Over the Top"; and Carl S. Graves, who performed the ballad in Gus Hill's Minstrels.

Dates: Copyright: 1918

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / World War I-era sheet music, 1897-1939

Your Lips Are No Man's Land But Mine, 1918

Item

Identifier: 2001.029.4 version B

Scope and Contents

Cover page illustration includes photographic insets featuring Arthur Guy Empey in character in the feature film, "Over the Top"; and Grace La Rue, who introduced the ballad.

Dates: Copyright: 1918

Found in: The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library, Department of Special Collections & University Archives / World War I-era sheet music, 1897-1939