Best Plays of the Modern American Theatre: Second Series (1947)

by John Gassner (Editor)

Other authors: Philip Barry (Contributor), Russel Crouse (Contributor), Arnaud d'Usseau (Contributor), James Gow (Contributor), Moss Hart (Contributor) — 13 more, Garson Kanin (Contributor), George S. Kaufman (Contributor), Joseph Kesselring (Contributor), Sidney Kingsley (Contributor), Arthur Laurents (Contributor), Howard Lindsay (Contributor), Elliott Nugent (Contributor), John Patrick (Contributor), Elmer Rice (Contributor), Robert E. Sherwood (Contributor), James Thurber (Contributor), John Van Druten (Contributor), Tennessee Williams (Contributor)

Series: Best American Plays (2nd Series)

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The complete texts of 17 plays are given, each of which was produced during World War II (1939-1945).

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Gassner, John	Editor	primary author	all editions	confirmed
Barry, Philip	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Crouse, Russel	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
d'Usseau, Arnaud	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Gow, James	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Hart, Moss	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kanin, Garson	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kaufman, George S.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kesselring, Joseph	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Kingsley, Sidney	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Laurents, Arthur	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Lindsay, Howard	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Nugent, Elliott	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Patrick, John	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Rice, Elmer	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Sherwood, Robert E.	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Thurber, James	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Van Druten, John	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed
Williams, Tennessee	Contributor	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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