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Vern J. Sneider
Vernon J. Sneider (6 October 1916 – 1 May 1981) was an American novelist. His 1951 novel '' The Teahouse of the August Moon'' was later adapted for a Broadway play in 1953, a motion picture in 1956, and the Broadway musical ''Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen ''Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen'' is a musical with a book by John Patrick and music and lyrics by Stan Freeman and Franklin Underwood. Overview The musical is based on Patrick's 1953 play and screenplay '' The Teahouse of the August Moon''. It ...'' in 1970. John Patrick 's play ''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' won the Pulitzer Prize in Drama in 1954. Sneider's novel ''A Pail of Oysters'', about life during the White Terror (Taiwan), White Terror under the KMT, Chinese Nationalists regime in Taiwan, was reissued by Camphor Press on February 28, 2016, the 69th anniversary of the 1947 2-28 Incident. He was born and died in Monroe, Michigan. He was the son of Fred Sneider and Matilda D. Althaver Sneider. After grad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Teahouse Of The August Moon (novel)
''The Teahouse of the August Moon'' is a novel by Vern Sneider published in 1951. The book subsequently was adapted for a play (1953) and film (1956) with the same titles, both written by John Patrick, and later in 1970, the Broadway musical ''Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen'' by Patrick and Stan Freeman. It depicts the activities of U.S. Army military government officers and personnel in occupied Okinawa following World War II. The novel was republished in 2018 by Camphor Press Camphor Press is a British-Taiwanese independent publisher primarily focusing on books about East Asia East Asia is the eastern region of Asia, which is defined in both Geography, geographical and culture, ethno-cultural terms. The modern S .... References External links * * * 1951 American novels American novels adapted into films American novels adapted into plays Novels set during World War II Novels set in Japan G. P. Putnam's Sons books Japan in non-Japanese culture {{1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |