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Name: Avery Hopwood  
   
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Date of Birth: 28th May 1882
   
Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
   
Profession: Writer
 
 
From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
WPA Poster of a Hopwood play

Avery Hopwood (May 28, 1882 - July 1, 1928) was an American playwright who wrote farces such as Getting Gertie's Garter (1927). He established the Hopwood Award at the University of Michigan, an award later won by Arthur Miller for his first play.

He was born in Cleveland, Ohio and he died in Juan-les-Pins, France.

Further reading

  • Avery Hopwood : his life and plays, by Jack Sharrar (1989)

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