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All the Drama: “The Diary of Anne Frank”, 1956 Winner, Pulitzer Prize for Drama

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All The Drama is hosted by Jan Simpson. It is a series of deep dives into the plays that have won The Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

The Pulitzer Prize for Drama: “The Diary of Anne Frank
1956 Pulitzer winner “The Diary of Anne Frank”, by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett

The Diary of Anne Frank Wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Diary_of_Anne_Frank_(play)

Frances Goodrich Wikipedia page
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Frances_Goodrich

Albert Hackett Wikipedia page
https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Hackett

The Diary of Anne Frank script
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0573011044

The Anne Frank Foundation
https://www.annefrank.ch/en/fonds/history

Playing Anne Frank podcast, The Forward
https://forward.com/podcasts/playing-anne-frank/

Cyclorama, a novel by Adam Langer
https://www.amazon.com/Cyclorama-Adam-Langer/dp/163557806X/

The Real Nick and Nora: Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, Writers of Stage and Screen Classics” by David L. Goodrich
https://www.amazon.com/Real-Nick-Nora-Goodrich-Classics/dp/0809326027/

“The Diary of a Young Girl: The Definitive Edition” by Anne Frank
https://www.amazon.com/Diary-Young-Girl-Definitive/dp/0553577123/

“Anne Frank Remembered: The Story of the Woman Who Helped to Hide the Frank Family” by Miep Gies
https://www.amazon.com/Anne-Frank-Remembered-Helped-Family/dp/1416598855/

“The Many Lives of Anne Frank” by Ruth Franklin
https://www.amazon.com/Many-Lives-Anne-Frank-Jewish/dp/0300248121/

“The Obsession” by Meyer Levin
https://www.amazon.com/Obsession-Meyer-Levin/dp/0671216740/

“Life in the Secret Annex” original book review by Meyer Levin, The New York Times
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/97/10/26/reviews/frank-levin.html

“’The Diary of Anne Frank’; Lovely Drama Staged From Girl’s Book,” orig 1955 review by Brooks Atkinson
https://www.nytimes.com/1955/10/06/archives/theatre-the-diary-of-anne-frank-lovely-drama-staged-from-girls-book.html?unlocked_article_code=1.E4.oVv.IlEiKL_MWKe1&smid=url-share

“There’s Still More to Learn About Anne Frank” by Daphne Merkin, The New Republic
https://newrepublic.com/article/193558/anne-frank-many-lives-ruth-franklin-review

“Who Owns Anne Frank?” by Cynthia Ozick, The New Yorker
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1997/10/06/who-owns-anne-frank

“Betrayed by Broadway” by Frank Rich, The New York Times
https://archive.nytimes.com/www.nytimes.com/books/97/10/26/reviews/frank-obsession.html

Goodrich obit
https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/31/obituaries/frances-goodrich-93-dead-wrote-for-stage-and-screen.html

Hackett obit
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/03/18/obituaries/albert-hackett-95-half-of-prolific-drama-team.html

Anne Frank The Exhibition
https://www.annefrankexhibit.org/

The Diary of Anne Frank, Charlie Rose interviews with 1997 creative team
https://charlierose.com/videos/30023

Excerpt from Diary of Anne Frank, a radio play by Meyer Levin
https://soundcloud.com/annefrankunites/excerpt-from-diary-of-anne-frank-a-radio-play-by-meyer-levin

Yours, Ann, the musical
https://www.michaelcohencomposer.com/yours-anne.html

The Diary of Anne Frank video
https://www.amazon.com/Diary-Anne-Frank-Millie-Perkins/dp/B00DX9M73S/

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Broadway & Me
Jan Simpson is a theater journalist who writes the blog Broadway& Me and hosts the BroadwayRadio podcasts Stagecraft and All The Drama. She has twice served as a Pulitzer Prize juror.


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