Van Itallie, Jean-Claude, 1936-....

Van Itallie is a Belgian-born American playwright and Harvard graduate (1958).

From the description of Plays, [before 1969] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78544797

From the guide to the Plays, before 1969., (Harvard Theatre Collection, Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University)

American playwright Jean-Claude van Itallie was born in Brussels, Belgium on May 25, 1936. He emigrated to the United States at the age of four, grew up in Great Neck, Long Island and graduated from Harvard University in 1958. Van Itallie was the principal playwright of the Open Theater, directed by Joseph Chaikin. His trilogy of one-act plays, America Hurrah, is hailed as the watershed play of the theatrically revolutionary sixties.

From the description of Jean Claude van Itallie papers, 1936-2006. (Kent State University). WorldCat record id: 701363267