Richard Hoffman - John Guare collection 1972-1993

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Richard Hoffman - John Guare collection 1972-1993

The Richard Hoffman - John Guare collection contains playscripts, film scripts, theater programs, playbooks, and a poster related to the following works by American playwright John Guare: (1971), (1973), (1977), (1979), and (1990). The House of Blue Leaves Two Gentlemen of Verona Landscape of the Body Bosoms and Neglect Six Degrees of Separation

.6 linearfeet and oversize removals; (2 boxes)

eng,

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Guare, John

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John Guare, American playwright, was born in New York City on February 5, 1938 and raised in Jackson Heights, Queens. He was interested in theatre from a young age, writing his first play, "Universe," at age eleven. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Georgetown University (1960) and his Master of Fine Arts from Yale School of Drama (1963). His early works were well-received comic one-act plays, including To Wally Pantoni, We Leave a Credenza (1964), Cop-Out (1968) and Muzzeha (19...

Hoffman, Richard

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American National Biography. 24 vols. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999. Brooklyn-based theater collector and book dealer Richard Hoffman built a number of literary collections around American playwrights over a period of many years. Hoffman has said that he entered the United States Army in the 1950s as an actor and left as a writer. His military experience led to an assignment to create a television program titled "Your Army in View," which consisted of intervie...