A native of Dallas, Texas, playwright Cleve Haubold received his PhD from the University of Texas at Austin’s (UT) Department of Drama. He published numerous plays, including The Big Black Box (1964), Follow the Elephants (1965), and The Last of the Papier-Mache Cupids (1965). In addition to his playwriting, Haubold also taught at Texas Christian University and UT.
From the guide to the Haubold, Cleve, Papers, 1964-1980, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)