Van Druten
Americannoun
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As written by John Van Druten, based on a novel by Kathryn Forbes, the play is so gummy-sweet that my fingers seem to stick to the keyboard just writing about it.
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2016
But Van Druten makes his points through character rather than sermons.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 5, 2013
Playwright Van Druten has presented his compassionate little comedy with extraordinary persuasiveness and grace.
From Time Magazine Archive
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John Van Druten, who was casting I Am a Camera, an episodic play about a young English writer and an amoral, intellectual girl in the Berlin of the decadent early-thirties.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Then John Van Druten strung them together to make a play called I Am a Camera, which eventually became a movie with Julie Harris.
From Time Magazine Archive
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