Clifford Odets theatrical materials, 1933-1955

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Clifford Odets theatrical materials, 1933-1955

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This collection consists of draft scripts of , , and ; reviews of theatrical performances; correspondence; and family photographs accumulated by renowned playwright Clifford Odets. The bulk of this collection comprises reviews of Odets' theatrical performances found in newspaper clippings and magazine articles. A scrapbook contains clippings documenting a variety of Odets' plays performed in 1935, in addition to an article written by Odets describing his internment in Havana during his investigation into the treatment of Cuban writers and artists. The Country Girl The Flowering Peach The Russian People

0.6 linear feet (1 box and 2 oversize folders)

eng,

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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SNAC Resource ID: 6663334

University of California, Irvine. Library. Department of Special Collections

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Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963

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Playwright; New York, N.Y. From the description of Clifford Odets sketches. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 42743828 Clifford Odets was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1906. He left school at age fourteen and worked as an actor in local New York theater groups and traveling stock companies until 1930. That same year the Group Theatre was formed. As one of the founding members, Odets continued acting, but found new release for his creativity in writing pl...