Paul Meredith Potter (June 3, 1853 - March 7, 1921) was an American playwright and journalist, best known for adapting the popular novel Trilby into a stage play.(8 March 1921). Paul M. Potter, Playwright, Dead: Dramatist of "Trilby" Stricken in His Room in Murray Hill Baths in His 68th Year, The New York Times(8 March 1921). Paul M. Potter, Author of Many Dramas, Is Dead, New York Tribune(8 March 1921). Paul M. Potter is Found Dead In Bed, New York Herald
