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
Playwright Van Druten, 22 when he wrote it, was tremendously in earnest about the whole thing and unwilling to permit comic possibilities to distract his attention from the clinical aspects of adolescent love.
From Time Magazine Archive
Van Druten perfectly engineers the leap into fantasy.
From Time Magazine Archive
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