biography
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Fitch, (William) Clyde
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| male
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| lived:
| (1865–1909)
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| biography:
| Playwright, born in Elmira, New York, USA. He began by writing plays based on historical figures, such as Beau Brummel (1890), Nathan Hale (1898), and Barbara Freitchie (1899), but he soon moved towards social comedy, at which he was immensely successful (though modern critics complain about their contrived endings). Among his popular works were The Moth and the Flame (1898), Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines (1901), and The City (1909). |
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