John Russell was an American writer and screenwriter. Russell wrote for the New York City News Association news agency, and then for the New York Tribune. He wrote the screenplay for Beau Geste and several other films. As author he was best known for his short stories, originally written for a wide range of magazines and newspapers, and then collected in books. He also wrote The Society Wolf, published in 1910, which was written under the pen name Luke Thrice.