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   Philip Jerome Quinn Barry (June 18, 1896 – December 3, 1949) was an American dramatist best known for his plays Holiday (1928) and The Philadelphia Story (1939), which were both made into films starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

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3. www.britannica.com › biography › Philip-BarryPhilip Barry | Playwright, Broadway, Comedies | Britannica

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   Jun 14, 2024 · Philip Barry (born June 18, 1896, Rochester, N.Y., U.S.—died Dec. 3, 1949, New York City) was an American dramatist best known for his comedies of life and manners among the socially privileged.

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   Meet the Playwright: Philip Barry – The B-Side. When Holiday opened on Broadway in 1928, Philip Barry was 32 years old. It was his eighth Broadway show. Born in Rochester, NY in 1896 to a wealthy Irish immigrant family, Barry started writing at age 9.

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   Who is Philip Barry?

   • Philip Barry, (born June 18, 1896, Rochester, N.Y., U.S.—died Dec. 3, 1949, New York City), American dramatist best known for his comedies of life and manners among the socially privileged. Barry was educated at Yale and in 1919 entered George Pierce Baker’s Workshop 47 at Harvard. His A Punch for Judy was produced by the workshop in 1920.

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   How many plays did Philip Barry write?

   • Philip Barry was one of the more popular and successful American playwrights of the 1920s and 1930s. He wrote more than twenty plays, but is best remembered for The Philadelphia Story, a comedy of manners set in Philadelphia high society during the late 1930s.

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   What was Philip Barry's last play?

   • His final play, Second Threshold (1951), revised by Robert E. Sherwood after Barry’s death, combines his flair for social comedy and his preoccupation with more serious drama. Philip Barry. This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.

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   Why does Philip Barry owe a great debt to Charles Wilde?

   • Philip Barry owes a great debt to Wilde in his use of intricate plots, confused identities, and comic misunderstandings. The rise of totalitarian regimes in Germany, Italy, and Japan during the 1930s tipped the scales toward a world war. These dictatorships—known as the Axis alliance—began to forcibly expand into neighboring countries.

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   Philip Jerome Quinn Barry (June 18, 1896 – December 3, 1949) was an American dramatist best known for his plays Holiday (1928) and The Philadelphia Story (1939), which were both made into films starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant.

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   Philip Barry was one of the more popular and successful American playwrights of the 1920s and 1930s. He wrote more than twenty plays, but is best remembered for The Philadelphia Story, a comedy of manners set in Philadelphia high society during the late 1930s.

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   Examine the life, times, and work of Philip Barry through detailed author biographies on eNotes.

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   New York-based playwright Philip Barry wrote The Philadelphia Story in 1939. He based the leading lady, Tracy Lord, on Philadelphia socialite Helen Hope Montgomery Scott. Lord married the heir to the Pennsylvania Railroad fortune, Edgar Scott, whom Barry knew. Barry had his friend, actress Katharine Hepburn, in mind to play the character.