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Pemberton, Brock
Pemberton, Brock (1885–1950), producer. Born in Leavenworth and educated at the University of Kansas, he was a journalist and drama editor for the New York Mail and the New York World before becoming assistant to Arthur Hopkins in 1917. Three years later he produced his first play, Enter Madame (1920). Subsequent successes included Miss Lulu Bett (1920), Six Characters in Search of an Author (1922), Loose Ankles (1926), The Ladder (1926), Strictly Dishonorable (1929), Personal Appearance (1934), Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1938), Janie (1942), and Harvey (1944).
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Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Pemberton, Brock." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Pemberton, Brock." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-PembertonBrock.html Gerald Bordman and Thomas S. Hischak. "Pemberton, Brock." The Oxford Companion to American Theatre. 2004. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O149-PembertonBrock.html |
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University of Kansas
University of Kansas main campus at Lawrence; coeducational; state supported; chartered 1864, opened 1866 with aid from the philanthropist Amos A. Lawrence. Its schools of medicine and allied health professions are at Kansas City. The university's library collections and the Dyche Museum of Natural History are noteworthy. |
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"University of Kansas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 31 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "University of Kansas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 31, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kansas-U.html "University of Kansas." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 31, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Kansas-U.html |
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