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7 July 2004 Peg Price

Harold Bell Wright Estate

850 N. Barbara Worth Dr.


The house is located at the end of a long driveway in the Harold Bell Wright Estates. I was fortunate enough to run into a neighbor who was also a big Harold Wright fan (owning all 19 of his books) who gave me permission to go onto the grounds for a photo. The estate buildings are on the National and Arizona Registers of Historic Places. All the streets in the neighborhood are named after characters in his books.
Between 1902 and 1942 he wrote "inspirational literature" that sold for over $10 million. His most famous work is "Shepherd of the Hills". He produced many shows of this play in order to raise money for Tucson charities.

TB brought him to the sunshine and clean air of Tucson and in 1920 he found an isolated 160 acre parcel of land 5 miles out from the city near Speedway. Here he built his desert home in 1922. Mr. Wright did much charity for St. Mary's Hospital and was highly regarded by all who knew him.
He died in 1944 in California.


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Larry Sakin 08-Feb-2008 05:06
Hello Maggie,

My name is Larry Sakin, and I'm the president of the new Harold Bell Wright Neighborhood Association. We are in the process of putting together a website for our group, and would like to know if we may obtain permission to use your photo as a part of the website. The Association would receive no profit from the use of your photo or from the website. It is being used for informational purposes only.

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Maggie Wright 06-Aug-2005 21:12
Peg Price, I'd like to contact you regarding the current HBW sale/auction of items from his estate.

Maggie Wright
thefamilyofharoldbellwright@charter.net