Will B. Johnstone [SEP] date of death
Will B. Johnstone
Will B. Johnstone (13 March 1881 –4 February 1944) was an American writer, cartoonist, and lyricist. His writing credits include the Marx Brothers's Broadway revue "I'll Say She Is" and, with S.J. Perelman, their first two Hollywood films, "Monkey Business" and "Horse Feathers". He also wrote several popular songs, including a version of "How Dry I Am."
He created the cartoon character of "The Tax Payer" wearing only a barrel held
officer George Johnstone (1730–1787).
Another brother, Patrick, died in the Black Hole of Calcutta.
In 1765 Johnstone married Elizabeth Caroline Keene, daughter of a Colonel Keene from Northamptonshire, and niece of the diplomat Sir Benjamin Keene. They had one son and daughter. His son, James Raymond Johnstone of Alva, married Mary Elizabeth Cholmeley (b. c 1778, d. 9 Sep 1843).
The family became very powerful, and it was claimed that by the late 1750s they were "involved in every