Paul Green

Paul Green was an American screenwriter, playwright, writer and librettist (1894–1981). He was born at Lillington and died at Chapel Hill.

Also recorded as Paul Eliot Green.

Paul Green in brief

Born
1894
Died
1981
Known for
screenwriter,playwright,writer,librettist
Place of birth
Lillington

Overview

Born at Lillington in 1894, died at Chapel Hill in 1981.

Career and activity

Paul Green worked in American drama.

He was employed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Federal Theatre Project. He belonged to American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Recognition and collections

Paul Green received Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Drama and North Carolina Award for Literature.

Catalogued works

49 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1773 to 2003. The first 12 are listed here.

Cross and Sword. In Abraham's Bosom. The Lost Colony. The House of Connelly. Native Son. The Common Glory. In Aunt Mahaly's Cabin. The Free Company Presents.. A Collection of Plays About the Meaning of America. the Honeycomb. The common glory,. Plough and Furrow. Out of the South.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. The Art Institute of Chicago: 132681 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Paul Green: Five Plays by Paul Green (review), Modern Drama, 1963. Photograph of Paul Green, 1978, Paul Green's Wordbook. Other Creative Works by Paul Green, Paul Green's Wordbook. Green, Paul Eliot, (17 March 1894–4 May 1981), writer, Who Was Who, 2007. Linda Green, Paul Abbott, 2016.

In detail

Paul Green studied at Campbell University, Cornell University and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. the recorded working language is English.

The field of work recorded is American drama.

Employment is recorded with University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Federal Theatre Project. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Works named in the authority record are The Lost Colony and In Abraham's Bosom.

Distinctions recorded are Guggenheim Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize for Drama and North Carolina Award for Literature.

Chronology

  1. 1894Paul Green born at Lillington.
  2. 1981Paul Green died at Chapel Hill.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q704852: Paul Green

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