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Word: nell (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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Next to modern escapist drama, voters signified a desire for modern tragedy, as Eugene O'Nell placed third in the playwright preferences of the interviewees. Behind O'Nell followed Noel C. Coward, Henrick Ibsen, Oscar Wilde, Maxwell Anderson, Clifford Odets, Anton Chekov, and Thornton Wilder. stated, "There was an almost intense monotony of response, which may perhaps be indicative of the stereotyped taste pattern of American audiences in general, and more particularly a definite escapist sentiment...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: College Calls for Escapist Dramas In Workshop Poll | 2/3/1947 | See Source »

...Nell V. Robertson, Jr. '49--Mary Savery...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Jubilee Goers and Guests | 4/27/1946 | See Source »

...NELL ABERNATHY...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 26, 1945 | 11/26/1945 | See Source »

...Tried & True. Starting in the fall, American Weekly covers will feature not just pretty-girl heads & shoulders, but Nell Brinkley-type dimpled beauties with legs out of Esquire. Inside, the magazine will continue to ask the tried & true question like: "If the Earth Becomes Uninhabitable-Where Shall We Go?" Only now the answers will look more authoritative...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Will the Ice Age Return? | 8/13/1945 | See Source »

...NELL K. WEBER...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Feb. 5, 1945 | 2/5/1945 | See Source »

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