Wendy and the lost boys : the uncommon life of Wendy Wasserstein / Julie Salamon.
Presents an authorized portrait of the Pulitzer Prize- and first woman Tony Award-winning playwright that includes coverage of the private tragedies that overshadowed her high-achieving family, the premature birth of her fatherless daughter and her early death.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781594202988
- ISBN: 1594202982
- Physical Description: 460 pages 25 cm
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Press, 2011.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part 1 Growing Up, 1950-71 -- 1 Family Wasserstein 7 -- 2 A Brooklyn Childhood, 1950-63 27 -- 3 A Girl's Education, 1963-6749 -- 4 Gracious Living, 1967-68 67 -- 5 Great Expectations, 1968-71 83 -- Part 2 Becoming a Writer, 1971-80 -- 6 Funniest Girl in New York, 1971-73 101 -- 7 Drama Queens and Kings, 1973-76 119 -- 8 A Playwright's Horizons, 1976-77 139 -- 9 Tryout Town, USA, Summer 1977 155 -- 10 Emergence of Wendy Wasserstein, 1977-78 167 -- 11 Orphans' Christmas, 1978-79 187 -- Part 3 Isn't it Romantic, 1980-89 -- 12 Design for Living, 1980-83 205 -- 13 Miami, 1984-86 227 -- 14 Rooms of Her Own, 1986-87 239 -- 15 Heidi Chronicles, 1988-89 259 -- Part 4 Days of Awe, 1990-99 -- 16 Wendy Wasserstein, Inc., 1990-92 275 -- 17 Thicker Than Water, 1990-93 287 -- 18 Objects of Her Affection, 1993-98 307 -- 19 Festival of Regrets, 1998-99 327 -- 20 Birth of Lucy Jane, 1999 343 -- Part 5 Wendy's Last Act, 2000-2006 -- Twenty-1 New Millennium, 2000-01 357 -- Twenty-2 Welcome to My Rash, 2002-04 371 -- Twenty-3 Final Production, 2005 391 -- Twenty-4 Legacy, 2005-06 413. |
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Subject: | Wasserstein, Wendy. Dramatists, American > Biography. Dramatists, American > 20th century > Biography. |
Genre: | Biographies. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Forsyth Central | B Wasserstein, Wendy (Text) | 0112518534162 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Henderson Main Branch | WASSERSTEIN (Text) | 33258006605443 | Adult Biography | Available | - |
Louisburg - Main Branch | B/WASSERSTEIN (Text) | 72350000021364 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Perry Memorial Library | 812.54 Sal (Text) | 33727001889350 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |