The aftermath of the war is what inspired us to write many of our plays. The whole reason for our writing Inherit the Wind was that we were appalled at the blacklisting. We were appalled at thought control.
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Nationality: American Type: Playwright Born: July 14, 1915 Death: February 29, 2004 |
I believe so deeply in the primacy of language, in lifting your prose to the highest level you're capable of and making your words symphonic.
In fact, our monthly trade deficit figure is so huge it equals the entire annual budget of our Department of Veterans Affairs. Veterans fought to make us free from foreign tyranny, but the new tyranny is taking a different form.

