Walter Sorell papers, 1958-1970.

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Walter Sorell papers, 1958-1970.

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Hand-corrected typescripts and copies of seven plays in English, n.d.: "A Dream Play", "Dreams on a Willow Tree: A Television Play in Three Acts" (not produced), "Egypt Hill: A Play with Music" (not produced), "The End of the Tether: A Serious Comedy in Three Parts", "Everyman Today" (produced 1958), "The Flowering of the Barren Fig Tree: A Requiem" (produced 1970) "Olivia and a Dream: Or Right you are Pirandello, If You Think So: A Comedy" (not produced).

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Sorell, Walter, 1905-1997

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Biographical note: Austrian emigre writer. Sorell was a theater critic, book reviewed, and writer in his native Vienna. As a Jew and a Social Democrat, he had to leave Austria in 1938, reaching the United States by way of London. In New York City and Hollywood, he was a writer, handwriting analyst, translator, critic, and journalist. He received a MFA from Columbia University in 1955. From 1958 to 1972 he was an instructor for theater and dance at Columbia University, te...