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'', an author of a number of books on theatre and theatre history, and a

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Career

Among his clients were

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, and

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Shubert. A collection of Bernard Sobel's papers from 1923-1962 is in the possession of the

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of the

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. He was born in

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and died in New York City.

Select works

Plays

* ''Jennie Knows'' (1913) * ''Mrs. Bompton's Dinner Party'' (1913) * ''There's Always A Reason'' (1913)

Articles

Books

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References

External links

Bernard Sobel papers, 1823-1965 (bulk 1901-1965)
held by the Billy Rose Theatre Division,

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1887 births 1964 deaths American literary critics American publicists People from Attica, Indiana 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American non-fiction writers {{US-nonfiction-writer-stub