Clifford Odets
American dramatist and screenwriter. Born Philadelphia 18 July, 1906. Died Los Angeles 14 August, 1963
Stage Works
All were first performed in New York.
- Awake
and Sing. Drama, 3 acts. Written 1933. Published 1935. Produced
Belasco Theatre (Group Theatre), Feb. 19, 1935.
- Waiting for Lefty. Play, 5 episodes. Published 1935. Produced Longaae
Theatre (Group Theatre), Mar 26, 1935.
- Till the Day I Die. Play. 7 scenes. Published 1935. Produced Longacre
Theatre (Group Theatre), Mac 26, 1935.
- Paradise Lost. Play, 3 acts. Published 1936 - Produced Longacre
Theatre (Group Theatre), Dec. 9, 1935.
- Golden Boy. Play, 3 acts- Published 1939 - Produced Belasco Theatre
(Group Theatre), Nov. 4, 1937.
- Rocket to the Moon. Drama, 3 acts. Published 1939. Produced Belasco
Theatre (Group Theatre), Nov. 24, 1938.
- Night Music Drama, 3 acts. Published 1940. Produced Broadhurst
Theatre (Group Theatre), Feb. 22, 1940.
- Clash by Night. Drama. 2 acts. Published 1942. Produced Belasco
Theatre, Dec. 27, 1941.
- The Russian People. (Adaptation). Drama, 3 acts. Published 1946.Produced
Guild Theatre, Dec. 29, 1942. Based on the play by Konstantin Sim
- The Big Knife. Play, 3 acts. Published 1949. Produced National
Theatre, Feb. 24,1949
- The Country Girl. Play, 3 acts. Published 1951. Produced Lyceum
Theatre, Nov 10, 1950.
- The Flowering Peach. Comedy. Produced Belasco Theatre. Dec 28,
1954.
- The Silent Partner. Play.
- The Law of Flight. Play.
CRITICISM
- H. Clurman, The Fervent Years, New York, 1945;
- R. B. Shuman, Clifford Odets. New York, 1962;
- Edward Murray, Clifford Odets: The Thirties and After, New York, 1968;
- G. Weales, Clifford Odets: Playwright, New York, 1991;
- H. Cantor, Clifford Odets, Metuchen, NJ., 1978.