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Paul Osborn (September 4, 1901-May 12, 1988) was a playwrite and screenwriter most well known for writing the screen adaptation of East of Eden as well as South Pacific, The Yearling, and Sayonara. Image File history File links Wiki_letter_w. ... September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A playwright is an author of plays for performance in the theater. ... Screenwriters, scenarists or script writers, are authors who write the screenplays from which movies and television programs are made. ... East of Eden is also an English/French travelogue site, and a rock band East of Eden is a novel by Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck, published in September 1952. ... The South Pacific is an area in the southern Pacific Ocean. ... A yearling can also refer to an animal, especially to a young horse, that is one year old. ... Sayonara is a 1957 film which tells the story of an American Air Force flier who was a fighter Ace during the Korean War. ...


Career

Born and raised in Evansville, Indiana, Osborn went on to study at Yale. He made his debut in 1928 with the play Hotbed. In 1930, he found success on broadway with The Vinegar Tree. His 1939 original comedic play, Morning's at Seven became Osborn's most enduring original work. Revived in 1980, it would be hailed by Harold Clurman as "one of the best American comedies." Location in the state of Indiana Country United States State Indiana County Vanderburgh Mayor Area    - City 105. ... Yale can refer to an educational institution: Yale University, one of the United States oldest universities. ... 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... A hotbed is an environment conducive to rapid growth or development. ... 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... Harold Edgar Clurman (September 18, 1901 – September 9, 1980) was an Jewish-American theater director and drama critic, most famous for his work with New York Citys Group Theater. ...


External links

  • Paul Osborn on Internet Broadway Database
  • Paul Osborn on IMDB.com

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Osborn was only the second Bloomington Police Officer in the 155-year history of the department to die in the line of duty, and the only one to die after being shot.
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