Zero hour : a play in two acts / by Jim Brochu, 2009.

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Zero hour : a play in two acts / by Jim Brochu, 2009.

One-person drama based on the life of actor Zero Mostel, examining his family relationships, his marriages, his relationships with associates such as Philip Loeb and Jerome Robbins, and his experiences as a victim of the blacklist in the 1950s. Also recounted are highlights of Mostel's stage career, such as his roles in A funny thing happened on the way to the forum and Fiddler on the roof. Typescript, dated Nov. 22, 2009.

44 leaves ; 28 cm. + excerpts from reviews

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SNAC Resource ID: 7994171

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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