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Anderson, Robert W(oodruff)
Anderson, Robert W[oodruff] (1917–), New York City‐born playwright, after receiv‐ing his A.B. and M.A. from Harvard and navy service in World War II taught playwriting and began writing his own dramas, including All Summer Long (1953); Tea and Sympathy (1953), about an unhappy preparatory school boy accused of homosexuality; Silent Night, Lonely Night (1959), about the effect of Christmas Eve on a man and woman who meet then by chance; The Days Between (1965), produced in small theaters throughout the nation by the American Playwrights' Theatre; You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running (1967), four one‐act plays; I Never Sang for My Father (1968), about a man's struggles with his domineering father; Solitaire/Double Solitaire (1971); and Free and Clear (1983), about family friction involving two mid‐career‐age brothers. He has written two novels: After (1973), about a man trying to find himself after the death of his beloved wife, and Getting Up and Going Home (1978).
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James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Anderson, Robert W(oodruff)." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Anderson, Robert W(oodruff)." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-AndersonRobertWoodruff.html James D. Hart and and Phillip W. Leininger. "Anderson, Robert W(oodruff)." The Oxford Companion to American Literature. 1995. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O123-AndersonRobertWoodruff.html |
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Anderson, Robert (Woodruff)
Anderson, Robert [Woodruff] (b. 1917), playwright. Born in New York and educated at Harvard, he won the National Theatre Conference's prize for his 1944 play Come Marching Home. His first Broadway success was Tea and Sympathy (1953), one of the first American plays to approach the topic of homophobia. Anderson's other long run was his bill of one‐acters, You Know I Can't Hear You When the Water's Running (1967). His other works include All Summer Long (1954), Silent Night, Lonely Night (1959), The Days Between (1965 and 1979), I Never Sang for My Father (1968), and Solitaire/Double Solitaire (1970). On the strength of Tea and Sympathy he was made a member of the Playwrights' Company, but his early promise was never realized. Anderson also wrote many scripts for radio and screenplays.
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Anderson, Robert (Woodruff)." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Anderson, Robert (Woodruff)." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-AndersonRobertWoodruff.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Anderson, Robert (Woodruff)." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-AndersonRobertWoodruff.html |
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