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Jean-Claude van Itallie

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Belgian-born American playwright

United StatesWritersLived 1936 to 2021 · aged 85
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Jean-Claude van Itallie was a Belgian-born American playwright, performer, and theatre workshop teacher.

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1973Guggenheim Fellowship

Writers from United States 6

About this person

Jean-Claude van Itallie was a Belgian-born American playwright, performer, and theatre workshop teacher. He is best known for his 1966 anti-Vietnam War play America Hurrah; The Serpent, an ensemble play he wrote with Joseph Chaikin's Open Theatre; his theatrical adaptation of the Tibetan Book of the Dead; and his translations of Anton Chekhov's plays.

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1936 to 2021 · aged 85
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8 languages

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