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Aurand Harris
Prolific American Children's Playwright (1915–1996)
Aurand Harris | |
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| Born | (1915-07-04)July 4, 1915 Jamesport, Missouri, U.S. |
| Died | May 6, 1996(1996-05-06) (aged 80) New York City, U.S. |
| Title | American Children's Playwright |
| Awards | Medallion of the Children's Theatre Foundation of America, 1993[1] First recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts Creative Writing Fellowship in Children's Theatre, 1976[2] The Charlotte B. Chorpenning Award, The American Alliance for Theatre and Education, 1967, 1985[3] |
Aurand Harris (1915–1996) is the most produced playwright for young audiences in the United States.[4] Over six decades he wrote more than 50 plays, many of which became classics in the children's play repertory.[5] His play, "Androcles and the Lion", is said to be the single most-produced play in the field, surpassing even "Peter Pan" and "The Wind in the Willows."[6] First st