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Speak for yourself, John

Brown, a Louisville native, became a noted theater critic, author, and wit. He had a great influence on American theater history from the early 1920s to the mid-1960s. This biography of Brown is also a chronicle of the theater during that time.

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adult
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medium · 308 pages

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