On Borrowed Time (play)

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On Borrowed Time is a 1938 fantasy drama play about an elderly man who traps Death in a tree to delay his own passing and protect his grandson.

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instanceOf fantasy drama play
stage play
author Lawrence Edward Watkin NERFINISHED
Paul Osborn NERFINISHED
basedOn On Borrowed Time (novel) NERFINISHED
On Borrowed Time (play) NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
dramaticForm three-act play
firstPerformanceYear 1938
genre drama
fantasy
hasAdaptation On Borrowed Time (1939 film) NERFINISHED
hasCharacter Death NERFINISHED
Gramps
Mr. Brink NERFINISHED
Pud NERFINISHED
intendedAudience general audience
mainCharacter Gramps NERFINISHED
Mr. Brink NERFINISHED
Pud NERFINISHED
medium theatre
narrativePerspective third-person dramatic
originalLanguage English
playwright Paul Osborn NERFINISHED
plotSummary An elderly man traps Death in a tree to delay his own passing and protect his grandson.
publicationYear 1938
setting small American town
subjectMatter afterlife
death
family
grandparent–grandchild relationship
mortality
theme defiance of death
ethical implications of immortality
love between grandparents and grandchildren
timePeriodOfWork 20th century

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Paul Osborn notableWork On Borrowed Time (play)