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Mary Chase (née Mary Agnes McDonough Coyle; February 25, 1906 – October 20, 1981) was an American journalist, playwright and children's novelist, known primarily for writing the 1944 Broadway play Harvey, which was adapted into the 1950 film starring James Stewart.
Oct 23, 1981 · Mary Chase, the imaginative playwright who became famous and wealthy by creating an invisible rabbit named Harvey that dwelled in the minds of theater and movie audiences all over the world,...
After suffering a heart attack, Mary Coyle Chase died on October 20, 1981 in the city of her birth. Four years later, she earned a spot in the Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame, and today she is still remembered for her Irish folklore-inspired, fantastical stories and plays, and above all, for the original and charming Harvey.
Oct 1, 2016 · Harvey has brought fun to audiences for over 70 years and is the product of the creative genius of an Irish American playwright named Mary Chase. The New York Times review of the original production in 1944 said, “Harvey is worth knowing.”
Jun 25, 2021 · Playwright Mary Chase won a Pulitzer Prize for Harvey. She was a life-long Denverite who grew up in a working-class Irish family. There's a new biography of Chase, who died in 1981.
Harvey is a 1944 play by the American playwright Mary Chase. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the work in 1945. It has been adapted for film and television several times, most notably in a 1950 film starring James Stewart and Josephine Hull.
Chase, Mary Coyle (1907–1981) American playwright, who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1945 for her comedy Harvey, one of Broadway's four longest running shows.
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