Anne Commire (11 August 1939 – 23 February 2012) was an American playwright and editor who frequently wrote about women's issues and struggles.[1] Her first play, Shay, about a young pregnant high school dropout, was noted by The New York Times for having "sharp comic dialogue" despite the weighty subject matter.[2]
Anne Commire
Commire received the Eugene O'Neill Theater Award four times between 1973 and 1988.[3] She wrote the teleplay Rebel for God for CBS, and also has written for Dick Cavett, and Washington D.C.’s Spread Eagle Review, and Mariette Hartley’s one-woman show.[4] She and Hartley co-wrote Breaking the Silence which was Harley's memoir about her difficult early years and how Hartley would no longer be keeping the secrets of her earlier difficult life.[1][5]
Put Them All Together. Premiered at the Coronet Theatre, 1982.
The Melody Sisters
Starting Monday
The NOW Show
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(ed.) Yesterday's authors of books for children : facts and pictures about authors and illustrators of books for young people, from early times to 1960, Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1977
anne, commire, august, 1939, february, 2012, american, playwright, editor, frequently, wrote, about, women, issues, struggles, first, play, shay, about, young, pregnant, high, school, dropout, noted, york, times, having, sharp, comic, dialogue, despite, weight. Anne Commire 11 August 1939 23 February 2012 was an American playwright and editor who frequently wrote about women s issues and struggles 1 Her first play Shay about a young pregnant high school dropout was noted by The New York Times for having sharp comic dialogue despite the weighty subject matter 2 Anne Commire Commire received the Eugene O Neill Theater Award four times between 1973 and 1988 3 She wrote the teleplay Rebel for God for CBS and also has written for Dick Cavett and Washington D C s Spread Eagle Review and Mariette Hartley s one woman show 4 She and Hartley co wrote Breaking the Silence which was Harley s memoir about her difficult early years and how Hartley would no longer be keeping the secrets of her earlier difficult life 1 5 Commire was born in Wyandotte Michigan and received a bachelor s degree in 1961 from Eastern Michigan University 1 She initially worked as a teacher and an editor for reference books for Gale Group She later edited the sixteen volume Women in World History A Biographical Encyclopedia which received the Dartmouth Medal for outstanding reference work in 2002 1 Commire died of cancer in 2012 and her papers are held by the University of Southern Mississippi 6 7 Contents 1 Works 1 1 Plays 1 2 Books 2 ReferencesWorks editPlays edit Shay Put Them All Together Premiered at the Coronet Theatre 1982 The Melody Sisters Starting Monday The NOW Show Books edit ed Yesterday s authors of books for children facts and pictures about authors and illustrators of books for young people from early times to 1960 Detroit Gale Research Co 1977 with Mariette Hartley Breaking the Silence 1990 ed Historic world leaders Detroit Gale Research Inc 1994 ed Women in World History A Biographical Encyclopedia 17 vols 2000 ed Dictionary of Women Worldwide 25 000 women through the ages Farmington Hills MI Thomson Gale 3 vols 2007 Moorville 8 References edit a b c d Anne Commire dies at 72 playwright tackled women s hardships Chicago Tribune 2012 04 05 Retrieved 2021 02 25 Stage Anne Commire s Shay The New York Times 1978 03 08 Retrieved 2021 03 03 Valerie J Nelson Anne Commire dies at 72 playwright tackled women s hardships Los Angeles Times 4 April 2012 Author Bio Anne Commire Heinemann 2012 11 19 Retrieved 2021 02 25 No More Secrets Chicago Tribune 1991 10 27 Retrieved 2021 03 03 Anne Commire Papers The University of Southern Mississippi de Grummond Children s Literature Collection Retrieved 2021 03 03 Long Island s amp NYC s News Source Newsday Newsday Retrieved 2021 03 03 Commire Anne Heller Matthew MOOREVILLE Kirkus Reviews Retrieved 2021 03 03 nbsp This article about an American playwright is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anne Commire amp oldid 1058243442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
