C. M. S. McLellan

C. M. S. McLellan was a Londonbased American playwright and composer who often wrote under the pseudonym Hugh Morton. McLellan is probably best remembered for the musical The Belle of New York and drama, Leah Kleschna.

Charles Morton Stewart McLellan was born on September 4, 1865, in Bath, Maine to William H. and Florida McLellan. His father was a successful wholesaler who later formed the shipbuilding firm, E and S. Company. Florida McLellan, the daughter of a ships captain, was described in her 1898 obituary as having unusual business talent ant tact. At an early age, McLellans family moved to Boston, where he attended Hopkinson School and Chauncy Hall Preparatory School.

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