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James Avery Hopwood (May 28, 1882 – July 1, 1928) was an American playwright of the Jazz Age. He had four plays running simultaneously on Broadway in 1920. Early life. Hopwood was born to James and Jule Pendergast Hopwood on May 28, 1882, in Cleveland, Ohio. [1] . He graduated from Cleveland's West High School in 1900. [2] .
Avery Hopwood. American playwright, many of whose plays were filmed. The leading light of early twentieth-century light comedy and farce and one of the most commercially successful playwrights of his era, Hopwood, a native of Cleveland, Ohio, graduated from the University of Michigan, which would later be the beneficiary of much of his ...
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HOPWOOD, AVERY (28 May 1882-1 July 1928) was a native Clevelander who became Broadway's leading playwright in the era immediately preceding that of Eugene O'Neill.
Avery Hopwood : his life and plays. by. Sharrar, Jack F., 1949-. Publication date. 1998. Topics. Hopwood, Avery, 1882-1928, Dramatists, American -- 20th century -- Biography. Publisher. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press.
Jan 27, 2023 · Today's words of wisdom come from Avery Hopwood, an incandescent early 20th century American playwright who died before his time. I became curious about Hopwood eight years ago in a roundabout way, as a winter storm named Juno slammed into the Eastern Seaboard.
In 1920 Avery Hopwood was America's most successful playwright, achieving the distinction of having four concurrent hits on the Broadway stage. Jack F. Sharrar's critical biography makes use of a rich ...
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Avery Hopwood: His Life and Plays. Jack F. Sharrar. University of Michigan Press, 1989 - Dramatists, American - 291 pages. In 1920 Avery Hopwood was America's most successful playwright,...
