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1. www.telegraph.co.uk › theatre › what-to-seeTortured and forgotten: the tragic story of John Van Druten

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   Jun 26, 2024 · Van Druten himself foresaw this fall from grace: in his Playwright At Work (1955), he acknowledges that “the theatre is ephemeral, and plays are a perishable commodity”. And that’s what...

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › John_Van_DrutenJohn Van Druten - Wikipedia

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   He died at Indio, California on 19 December 1957 of undisclosed causes. He is buried in the Coachella Valley Public Cemetery. [7][2] Association with Vedanta. John Van Druten's friend and colleague, Christopher Isherwood had fled Europe just before WWII broke out.

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   Oct 12, 2022 · Recommended by John Van Druten, a friend of her mother’s who had written a screen adaptation of the Patrick Hamilton play Gaslight, she was cast in the 1944 film as Nancy Oliver, the...

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › I_Remember_Mama_(play)I Remember Mama (play) - Wikipedia

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   I Remember Mama is a play by John Van Druten based on Kathryn Forbes' novel Mama's Bank Account, loosely based on her childhood. It is a study of family life centered on a Norwegian immigrant family in San Francisco early in the 20th century.

5. www.imdb.com › name › nm0886668John Van Druten - Biography - IMDb

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   John Van Druten was born on June 1, 1901 in London, England, UK. He was a writer and producer, known for Gaslight (1944), Cabaret (1972) and Raffles (1939). He died on December 19, 1957 in Indio, California, USA.

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6. www.wikiwand.com › en › articlesJohn Van Druten - Wikiwand / articles

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   John William Van Druten (1 June 1901 – 19 December 1957) was an English playwright and theatre director. [1] He began his career in London, and later moved to America, becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays of witty and urbane observations of contemporary life and society.

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   Where did Van Druten live?

   • He began his career in London, and later moved to America, becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays of witty and urbane observations of contemporary life and society. [ 2] Van Druten was born in London in 1901, son of a Dutch father named Wilhelmus van Druten and his English wife Eva.

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   What happened to Van Druten?

   • Van Druten, meanwhile, abandoned the law and enjoyed numerous successes in New York and in London. He was also an eminent director who staged, among other shows, the original Broadway production of The King and I. But then came the decline.

   Tortured and forgotten: the tragic story of John Van Druten

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   Did Van Druten fall from grace?

   • Van Druten himself foresaw this fall from grace: in his Playwright At Work (1955), he acknowledges that “the theatre is ephemeral, and plays are a perishable commodity”. And that’s what happened: his success was fleeting.

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   Who was John Van Druten's friend Christopher Isherwood?

   • John Van Druten's friend and colleague, Christopher Isherwood had fled Europe just before WWII broke out. Isherwood settled in the Los Angeles area and began a life-long association with his guru, Swami Prabhavananda. It was Isherwood who wrote The Berlin Stories, on which Van Druten based his play, I Am A Camera.

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8. www.nytimes.com › 2002/07/07 › nyregionTHEATER; When Love Was About All You Needed - The New York Times

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   Jul 7, 2002 · John van Druten's 1943 play, which ran almost four years, was mostly unheard of afterward, except in summer stock and small dinner theaters. In search of obscure, guileless plays for...