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Connelly, Marc(us Cook)
Connelly, Marc[us Cook] (1890–1981), playwright. Born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, he began writing plays for amateur productions while working as a newspaperman in nearby Pittsburgh. In 1916 he wrote the libretto and lyrics for The Amber Princess, but by the time the musical reached New York, others had rewritten the book and only one of his lyrics survived. After updating the libretto of Erminie for a 1921 revival, Connelly joined forces with George S. Kaufman, and together they wrote Dulcy (1921), To the Ladies (1922), Merton of the Movies (1922), the musical Helen of Troy, New York (1923), The Deep Tangled Wildwood (1923), Beggar on Horseback (1924), the musical Be Yourself (1924), and sketches for The 49ers (1922). After the two separated, Connelly wrote the fantasy The Wisdom Tooth (1926), and with Herman J. Mankiewicz, the comedy The Wild Man of Borneo (1927). Connelly's greatest success was the folklike fantasy The Green Pastures (1930), followed by the popular The Farmer Takes a Wife (1934). He directed many plays, most notably Having Wonderful Time (1937), and made occasional appearances as an actor when his bald head and avuncular face and voice prompted his casting in folksy parts. Autobiography: Voices Offstage, New York, 1968.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Connelly, Marc(us Cook)." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Connelly, Marc(us Cook)." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-ConnellyMarcusCook.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Connelly, Marc(us Cook)." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-ConnellyMarcusCook.html |
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Connelly, Marc(us) Cook
Connelly, Marc(us) Cook (1890–1980), American dramatist, who was working in theatrical journalism in New York when he met George S. Kaufman, with whom he collaborated in a number of successful plays including Merton of the Movies (1922), about a film-crazy innocent in Hollywood, and Beggar on Horseback (1924; London, 1925), a satire on contemporary American philistinism based on a German play. Connelly is chiefly remembered, however, for his own play, The Green Pastures (1930), awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Based on Roark Bradford's Southern sketches Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun, with a cast of Negro actors led by Richard B. Harrison as De Lawd, this endeavoured to describe the image that black plantation workers in the Southern states had of God and Heaven. It proved immensely popular and ran for over five years, being several times revived. Connelly wrote several other plays but never again achieved such a success.
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PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Connelly, Marc(us) Cook." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Connelly, Marc(us) Cook." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-ConnellyMarcusCook.html PHYLLIS HARTNOLL and PETER FOUND. "Connelly, Marc(us) Cook." The Concise Oxford Companion to the Theatre. 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O79-ConnellyMarcusCook.html |
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Connelly, Marc(us Cook)
Connelly, Marc[us Cook] (1890–1980), Pennsylvania‐born journalist and playwright, is best known for his play The Green Pastures (1930, Pulitzer Prize), based on Roark Bradford's stories of the black's conception of Old Testament history. With George S. Kaufman he wrote plays including Dulcy (1921), satirizing a well‐meaning, stupid woman who jeopardizes her husband's chances; To the Ladies (1922), about a brilliant woman who saves her husband from his stupidities; Merton of the Movies (1922), dramatizing H.L. Wilson's novel; and Beggar on Horseback (1924), satirizing the repression of the artist by bourgeois society. Other works include Helen of Troy (1923), a musical comedy; and The Farmer Takes a Wife (1934), from a novel by Edmonds. A Souvenir from Qam (1965) is a novel satirizing spy stories. Voices Offstage (1968) is a memoir.
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Connelly, Marc(us Cook)." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Connelly, Marc(us Cook)." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-ConnellyMarcusCook.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Connelly, Marc(us Cook)." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-ConnellyMarcusCook.html |
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Marc Connelly
Marc Connelly (Marcus Cook Connelly) , 1890-1981, American dramatist, b. McKeesport, Pa. He is best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning play The Green Pastures (1930), a fantasy of biblical history presented in terms of the religious life of Southern blacks; it was based on Roark Bradford's book Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun (1928). Connelly also collaborated with George S. Kaufman on the plays Dulcy (1921), To the Ladies (1922), Merton of the Movies (1922), and Beggar on Horseback (1924). He published his first novel, A Souvenir from Quam in 1965; it satirizes spy stories.
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"Marc Connelly." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Marc Connelly." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Connelly.html "Marc Connelly." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Connelly.html |
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