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BROWN, Jared

BROWN, Jared. American, b. 1936. Genres: Biography, Plays/Screenplays, Theatre. Career: Western Illinois University, Macomb, assistant professor of speech and dramatic art, 1965-72, associate professor, 1972-78, acting chair of department of theater, 1977-78, professor of theater, 1978-89; Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, professor of theater and director of School of Theatre Arts, 1989-. Illinois Sesquicentennial One-Act Play Competition, regional administrator and judge, 1968; Western Illinois University, academic director of Study Abroad in London program, 1979-80. Publications: BIOGRAPHIES: The Fabulous Lunts: A Biography of Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne, foreword by Helen Hayes, 1986; Zero Mostel: A Biography, 1989; The Theatre in America during the Revolution, 1995. PLAYS: On Our Way (musical revue), 1954; Oh Say Can You See, 1959; The Social Event of the Season (musical), 1960; The Adventures of Peter Macaroon (children's play), 1975; The Peddler, 1980; The Preacher, 1981. Contributor of articles on the history of theater to periodicals. Address: School of Theatre Arts, Illinois Wesleyan University, Bloomington, IL 61702, U.S.A. Online address: jbrown@titan.iwu.edu

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