Clifford Odets
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Born to Russian- and Romanian-Jewish immigrants in Philadelphia and raised in the Bronx, Odens left high school early to pursue acting, radio announcing and drama criticism, experiences that led him to the Group Theatre in 1931 where he absorbed Stanislavski’s method and began writing. His first major success, Awake and Sing!, premiered in 1935 and established him as a leading voice of socially co…
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
