biography
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Behrman, S(amuel) N(athaniel)
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pronunciation:
[bairman]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1893–1973)
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| biography:
| Playwright, screenwriter, and journalist, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. He studied at Clark University before enrolling at Harvard (1916 BA), where he studied in George Pierce Baker's playwriting course. His first sophisticated comedy, The Second Man (1927), was very successful. Working with the Theater Guild, he wrote several adaptations for the husband-and-wife acting team Alfred and Lynne Lunt, including Amphitryon 38 (1937) and I Know My Love (1949), and wrote the autobiographical drama, No Time for Comedy (1939). Among his screenplays for Hollywood was Duveen (1952), a profile of the art collector, and Portrait of Max (1960), a biography of Max Beerbohm. He co-founded the Playwrights' Company in 1938. |
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