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To be an artist is to fail, as no other dare fail, that failure is his world and the shrink from desertion, art and craft, good housekeeping, living. —Samuel Beckettfrom "Three Dialogues"…Césaire, Aimé
(Encyclopedia) Césaire, Aimé (Aimé Fernand Césaire)Césaire, Aiméĕmāˈ fĕrnäNˈ sāzârˈ [key], 1913–2008, West Indian poet and essayist who wrote in French. After studying in Paris he became concerned…Pinero, Sir Arthur Wing
(Encyclopedia) Pinero, Sir Arthur WingPinero, Sir Arthur Wingpĭnērˈō [key], 1855–1934, English dramatist. He achieved initial success with farces, such as The Magistrate (1885), and sentimental…Pearse, Patrick Henry
(Encyclopedia) Pearse, Patrick HenryPearse, Patrick Henrypērs [key], 1879–1916, Irish educator and patriot. He was educated for the law but early in his career made himself part of the Gaelic…1961–1962 Obie Awards
Best American PlayFrank D. Gilroy, Who'll Save the Plowboy?Best MusicalFly Blackbird, C. Jackson, James Hatch and Jerome EskowBest Foreign PlaySamuel Beckett, Happy Days (Walter Kerr…1959–1960 Obie Awards
Best New PlayJack Gelber, The ConnectionBest All-Around ProductionThe ConnectionBest Foreign PlayJean Genet, The BalconyDistinguished PlaysEdward Albee, The Zoo StorySamuel Beckett, Krapp's…Frost, Robert
(Encyclopedia) Frost, Robert, 1874–1963, American poet, b. San Francisco. Perhaps the most popular and beloved of 20th-century American poets, Frost wrote of the character, people, and landscape of…Hughes, Langston
(Encyclopedia) Hughes, Langston (James Langston Hughes), 1902–67, American poet and central figure of the Harlem Renaissance, b. Joplin, Mo., grad. Lincoln Univ., 1929. He worked at a variety of jobs…1972–1973 Obie Awards
Best American PlayJoseph A. Walker, The River NigerLanford Wilson, The Hot L BaltimoreBest Foreign PlaySamuel Beckett, Not IPeter Handke, KasparDistinguished PlaysJ.E. Gaines, What if It Had…1957–1958 Obie Awards
Best Play (Adaptation)Boris Tumarin and Jack Sydow, The Brothers KaramazovArthur MillerArchive PhotosBest RevivalArthur Miller, The CrucibleBest One-Act PlayNeil McKenzie, Guests of the…Trending
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