# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/james-a-herne
# Generated: 2026-08-13T11:18:10.161Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/james-a-herne"
name: "James A. Herne"
slug: "james-a-herne"
description: "James A. Herne was an American playwright and actor. He is considered by some critics to be the \"American Ibsen\", and his controversial play Margaret Fleming is often credited with having begun modern drama in America. Herne was a Georgist and wrote Shore Acres to promote the political economy of Henry George."
tagline: "American playwright (1839-1901)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/JamesHerne01.JPG?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1839-02-01"
deathDate: "1901-06-02"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           38.73
  momentum:             2.574257425742575
  historical:           5.937905333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0379764/"
    handle:    "nm0379764"
sources:
  - url: "https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%DB%8C%D9%85%D8%B2_%D8%A7%DB%92_%DB%81%D8%B1%D9%86"
    title: "جیمز اے ہرن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Herne"
    title: "James A. Herne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%86%D9%8A%D9%85%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%89._%D9%87%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%86"
    title: "چيمس اى. هيرن"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Herne"
    title: "James A. Herne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Herne"
    title: "James A. Herne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_A._Herne"
    title: "James A. Herne"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q425724"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5968589"
    title: "James A. Herne"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump