PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Was born in 1913
(Kansas, fifth child, bachelor in speech drama in arts, never married)
Died after 1973
(Suicide carbon monoxide)
He won an academy award for screen writing
First play: Farther off from heaven
Play on broadway: Come Back Little Sheba (won tony)
Joined Alcoholics Anonymous and met his wife Lola there.
She was based on one of the characters he created.
“Picnic” is another play
“Summer Brave”
