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Herman Wouk

HERMAN WOUK  (1915 - )

 Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    BSW Literary Agency  


Born in New York City on May 27,1915. B.A. frOm Columbia U. Was a radio script writer for leading comedians, 1936-41. Served in the U.S. Navy, 1941 -46. Has written many novels: Aurora Dawn; The City Boy; The Caine Mutiny; Marjorie Morningstar; Youngblood Hawke; Don't Stop the Carnival; The Winds of War; War and Remembrance; Non-fiction: This Is My God. Recipient: Pulitzer Prize (The Caine Mutiny); Hon. L.H.D., Yeshiva U.; Hon. D. Lit., Clark U.; Columbia U., Medal of Excellence; D. Lit. (Hon.), American International College; Alexander Hamilton Medal, Columbia University, NY, 1980.

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below is a list of Herman Wouk's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, The         Don't Stop the Carnival         Nature's Way         Traitor, The

Caine Mutiny Court-Martial, The

Synopsis:
about a naval lieutenant on trial for mutiny during wartime

Notes:
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1st Produced:
-    1954

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
Play/Drama

Parts:
Male:  17            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Don't Stop the Carnival

Don't Stop the Carnival
A middle aged man gives up the rat race to run an hotel on a Caribbean island

Notes:
Music by Jimmy Buffett; lyrics by Jimmy Buffett; book by Herman Wouk

1st Produced:
Coconut Grove Playhouse, Miami, Florida    1997

Organisations:
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1st Published:
-   -

Music:
Original cast recording: Margaritaville Records (314-524485-2 1998

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Genre:
Musical

Parts:
Male:  -            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Nature's Way

Synopsis:
Billy and Maggie Turk have been married for five months. Billy is a highly successful songwriter, they live in an expensive Park Lane penthouse and there is a baby on the way. Then the mother-in-law arrives. Then a huge tax bill. Then playwright Voles whisks Billy off to Europe - he plans to try and break up the marriage by introducing Billy to a European princess.

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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY, 1958   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  9            Female:  5            Other:  -

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Traitor, The

Synopsis:
The title figure is not a Communist, but a thoughtful young atomic scientist, with no high regard for Marxism, who sincerely believes that the best way to stop the coming of war is to let the Russians in on the secret of the atom bomb. With both sides possessing such a terrible weapon, he feels that they would have to get together to work Out a way to avoid the mutual suicide of a new world struggle. When trapped by Naval Intelligence, he sees the error of his path and helps in the trapping the chief Russian secret agent.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
48th Street Theatre, New York    31 Mar 1949

Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French, NY,    -

Music:
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Genre:
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Parts:
Male:  15            Female:  3            Other:  -

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