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Odets

American  
[oh-dets] / oʊˈdɛts /

noun

  1. Clifford, 1906–63, U.S. dramatist.


Odets British  
/ əʊˈdɛts /

noun

  1. Clifford. 1906–63, US dramatist; founder member of the Group Theatre. His plays include Waiting for Lefty (1935) and Golden Boy (1937)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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This isn’t Clifford Odets or Norman Mailer, but an epic adventure of possibility and positivity.

From Washington Post Dec. 9, 2021

Katelman, who worked with writers, including the acclaimed Paddy Chayefsky and Clifford Odets, said he preferred them to actors because they offered substance over ego and temperament.

From Seattle Times Jul. 9, 2019

She heard stories about her grandfather growing up in the Amalgamated Housing Cooperative in the Bronx, doing Clifford Odets plays in the courtyard.

From Slate May 7, 2018

Luise told me about the morning after she and Odets were married.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 30, 2014

Her marriage to the volatile playwright Clifford Odets in 1937 was failing, headed for divorce in 1940.

From New York Times Dec. 30, 2014

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