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No Time for Comedy

play by Behrman

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discussed in biography

In S.N. Behrman
In response, Behrman wrote No Time for Comedy (1939), in which the protagonist, an author of light comedy, criticizes himself for his failure to address effectively serious contemporary problems. His work is closely associated with the Theatre Guild.
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film adaptation

In William Keighley
Behrman play about a pretentious playwright, teamed James Stewart and Rosalind Russell. In 1941 Keighey directed both the romantic drama Four Mothers, a sequel to Curtiz’s Four Wives (1939), and The Bride Came C.O.D., a screwball comedy notable for the pairing of Cagney and Bette Davis.…
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