Phyllis Cole Braunlich sketches the life story of Lynn Riggs (18991954), the playwright best known as the author of Green Grow the Lilacs, the play that formed the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! Today Riggs is recognized as one of the twentieth century's most innovative playwrights. Santa Fe, Hollywood, New York, and Chapel Hill: these were the cities that Lynn Riggs, "father of the folk play," called home, along with eastern Oklahoma, the scene of his memorable re-creations of Oklahoma Territory ...
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Phyllis Cole Braunlich sketches the life story of Lynn Riggs (18991954), the playwright best known as the author of Green Grow the Lilacs, the play that formed the basis for the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Oklahoma! Today Riggs is recognized as one of the twentieth century's most innovative playwrights. Santa Fe, Hollywood, New York, and Chapel Hill: these were the cities that Lynn Riggs, "father of the folk play," called home, along with eastern Oklahoma, the scene of his memorable re-creations of Oklahoma Territory before statehood. Riggs traveled widely to make his living and his fame, and along the way he earned the friendship of many avant-garde writers and successful theatre people of his time. This biography is also a chronicle of literary and caf??? society on both coasts and in New Mexico during the 1920s, '30s, and '40s.
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Add this copy of Haunted By Home: the Life and Letters of Lynn Riggs to cart. $28.00, very good condition, Sold by K. L. Givens Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bella Vista, AR, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Univ of Oklahoma Pr.
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VG+/NF in VG- jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall. Hardback bound in brown cloth-covered boards with blue title on the spine. Only defect to note on the book is a small spot on the front with clean, tight and unmarked interior. Dust Jacket is sunned on the spine and has edge wear. Riggs, from Oklahoma, was called the "father of the folk play". He was the author of Green Grows the Lilacs which was the basis for the play OKLAHOMA. A few black and white photos. 233 pages including the Index.
Add this copy of Haunted By Home: the Life and Letters of Lynn Riggs to cart. $28.50, very good condition, Sold by Jeff Stark rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Barstow, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Univ of Oklahoma Pr.
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Very Good in Good jacket. 8vo-over 7¾-9¾" tall Very good showing some wear in a good used jacket. Inscribed in ink to someone by the author on the blank endpaper: " To John _____-hope you enjoy my book. Wishing you a happy home all your days. Phyllis Cole Braunlich."
Add this copy of Haunted By Home: the Life and Letters of Lynn Riggs to cart. $43.26, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2002 by University of Oklahoma Press.
Add this copy of Haunted By Home: the Life and Letters of Lynn Riggs to cart. $66.28, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1988 by Univ of Oklahoma Pr.
