Clifford Odets
Clifford Odets · Arts & Literature
American playwright ('Waiting for Lefty', 'Awake and Sing!')
1906, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States — 1963, Los Angeles, California, United States
United States
Clifford Odets is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American playwright ('Waiting for Lefty', 'Awake and Sing!')
Odets was an American playwright and screenwriter, a leading figure of the socially engaged Group Theatre, whose plays Waiting for Lefty and Awake and Sing! captured Depression-era working-class and Jewish immigrant life. He shaped modern American drama. He was born into a Jewish immigrant family.
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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
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American playwright ('Waiting for Lefty', 'Awake and Sing!')
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
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