PAYNE, John Howard
(1792–1852)> POET · DRAMATIST
PAYNE (John Howard). American poet and dramatist, New York, June 9, 1792. Tunis, April 10, 1852. Celebrated as the author of Clari, or the Maid of Milan, in which appears the world-famous song, Home, sweet home, set by Sir Henry Bishop. He edited, from 1826 to 1827, the Opera Glass, a dramatic and musical journal.