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Born July 18, 1906 • Philadelphia • Pennsylvania
Died August 14, 1963 (aged 57) • Los Angeles • California
Notable Works “Awake and Sing!” • “Golden Boy” • “Paradise Lost” • “The Big Knife” • “The Country Girl” • “Waiting for Lefty”

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