Lawrence, Jerome

Lawrence, Jerome
▪ 2005

      American playwright and director (b. July 14, 1915, Cleveland, Ohio—d. Feb. 29, 2004, Malibu, Calif.), had a writing partnership with Robert E. Lee for about half a century, during which they created 39 plays, a dozen of which were produced on Broadway. Among their best-known works were Inherit the Wind (1955; filmed 1960), Auntie Mame (1956; filmed 1958; adapted into the musical Mame, 1966; filmed 1974), The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail (1970), and First Monday in October (1978; filmed 1981).

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