Francis William Sullivan who also wrote under the pseudonyms Elwell Lawrence and Frank Williams, was an American author. He wrote The Wilderness Trail a novel about the Hudson Bay area that was illustrated by Douglas Duer. It was made into the film The Wilderness Trail starring Tom Mix. The story was originally published in Photoplay Magazine as Glory Road and was followed by a sequel titled Star of the North. Norval MacGregor directed the 1919 film version of Sullivan's 1914 novel Child of Banishment. Sullivan's story The Godson of Jeanette Gontreau was adapted into the 11918 film The Flames of Chance directed by Raymond Wells and starring Margery Wilson.