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Charles William Goddard (November 26, 1879 – January 11, 1951) was an American journalist, playwright, author, and screenwriter. From 1913 through 1921 he was widely known for the Broadway plays he co-authored with Paul Dickey, but by his death the silent movie serial he wrote for actress Pearl White, The Perils of Pauline, was better remembered.
Early years
Goddard was born November 26, 1879, in Portland, Maine to Charles W. Goddard and Rowena C. Morrill Goddard. He was the youngest of seven children for his father's second marriage. His father was Postmaster for Portland and a former US District judge. His grandfather Anson Morrill had been Governor of Maine, while his granduncle Lot Morrill had also been Governor, United States Senator from Maine, and Secretary of the Treasury under Ulysses S. Grant. Goddard's father died when he was nine-years-old. His mother and sisters were in Europe at the time, so his three older brothers cared for him until they returned a year later. Goddard graduated from Dartmouth College in 1902, and went to work on The Boston Post in 1903.
Goddard started at a salary of $8 a week. Many years later he told an interviewer he wasn't worth that much at first, but "the editors were so tough they beat a lot of newspapering into my head in the shortest possible time". Goddard himself featured in a newspaper story when he chased down a thief who had stolen his colleague's overcoat. From the Post, he joined the New York American. He was an early enthusiast for motorcycles, and was ticketed by Brooklyn police in 1907 for racing one against a motorcar at 25 mph on Ocean Parkway.
