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Paul Eliot Green (March 17, 1894 – May 4, 1981) was an American playwright whose work includes historical dramas of life in North Carolina during the first decades of the twentieth century. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his 1927 play, In Abraham's Bosom, which was included in Burns Mantle 's The Best Plays of 1926-1927 .
Jul 9, 2024 · The Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green (1894-1981) spent his eighty-seven years bearing witness to the habits and beliefs of rural folk in his native Harnett County, North Carolina.
Paul Green was an American novelist and playwright whose characteristic works deal with North Carolina folklore and regional themes. He was one of the first white playwrights to write perceptively about the problems of Southern blacks.
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His best known achievements were as a playwright, including his 1927 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for In Abraham's Bosom, his 1937 The Lost Colony (his first of 17 Symphonic Drama creations), and his 1941 stage play of Richard Wright's Native Son .
Paul Eliot Green was a humanist, a playwright, and the first white writer to create plays about African Americans. He was also a poet, short-story author, novelist, radio and screenplay...
Jul 11, 2024 · This documentary takes a deep dive into the life, creative work and social justice advocacy of the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green. A native son of North Carolina and a champion...
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Jul 11, 2024 · This documentary takes a deep dive into the life, creative work and social justice advocacy of the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paul Green.
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