Autograph letter signed Elmer to:"Rita" April 10, 1926.
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Kleeman, Rita Halle, 1885-
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Kleeman was a family friend of the Roosevelts and author of two books on them. She also served on the Writers War Board, 1941-1945. From the description of Papers, 1854-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155523640 ...
Rice, Elmer, 1892-1967
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Dramatist Elmer Rice was born and raised in Manhattan. Working as a file clerk, he earned a high-school equivalency diploma and entered New York Law School, passing the bar exam. He quit his job with a law firm to write plays, and within eight months his play On Trial was a critical and popular success. In a career marked by success and innovation, the prolific Rice produced socially-conscious drama as well as accessible entertainment; he won a Pulitzer Prize in 1929 for Street Scene. He directe...