Maurice Valency
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Maurice Valency was an American playwright, screenwriter, translator, and scholar best known for his acclaimed English adaptations of European stage works, including Jean Giraudoux’s "Ondine."
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maurice Valency canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
dramatist
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human ⓘ playwright ⓘ scholar ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Guggenheim Fellowship
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New York Drama Critics' Circle Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Play (as adapter, for The Visit) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1903 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1996 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbia University
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University of London ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia University ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comparative literature
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literary translation ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptedWorkOf |
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
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Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Jean Giraudoux NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
English adaptations of European stage works
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adaptations of plays by Friedrich Dürrenmatt ⓘ adaptations of plays by Jean Giraudoux ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ondine (English adaptation)
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The Eccentricities of a Nightingale (adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Enchanted (English adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Madwoman of Chaillot (English adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Visit (English adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Tiger at the Gates (English adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
drama critic
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playwright ⓘ scholar ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ translator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | New York City ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New York City ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of comparative literature ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| wrote |
In Praise of Love
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In Praise of Love and Children (teleplay) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Breaking String NERFINISHED ⓘ The Deceptive Mirror NERFINISHED ⓘ The End of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Flower and the Castle NERFINISHED ⓘ The Visit (adaptation) NERFINISHED ⓘ Two Plays: The Madwoman of Chaillot and The Enchanted (adaptations) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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