Van Druten

American  

[van droot-n] / væn ˈdrut n /

noun

1. John William, 1901–57, U.S. playwright, born in England.

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Example Sentences

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

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

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

Playwright Van Druten, who wrote the movie adaptation, may have tried hard to keep his tongue in his cheek, but it's a safe bet that he also ground it between his molars.

From Time Magazine Archive