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*'''Cole Porter''' (16) - An American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Porter composer and songwriter] noted for his sophisticated lyrics, clever rhymes, and complex form. | *'''Cole Porter''' (16) - An American [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cole_Porter composer and songwriter] noted for his sophisticated lyrics, clever rhymes, and complex form. | ||
*'''Kurt Weill''' (16) - From Germany, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Weill Weill] was a leading composer for the stage and a composer of concert works from the | *'''Kurt Weill''' (16) - From Germany, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Weill Weill] was a leading composer for the stage and a composer of concert works from the 1920s until his death in 1950. | ||
*'''''Oklahoma!''''' (16) - The first musical play written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodgers_and_Hammerstein Rodgers & Hammerstein], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma%21 ''Oklahoma!''] tells the story of cowboy Curly McLane and his romance with farmer girl Laurey Williams. | *'''''Oklahoma!''''' (16) - The first musical play written by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodgers_and_Hammerstein Rodgers & Hammerstein], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma%21 ''Oklahoma!''] tells the story of cowboy Curly McLane and his romance with farmer girl Laurey Williams. | ||
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*'''Saroyan''' (19) - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Saroyan William Saroyan], an Armenian-American author who wrote many plays and short stories about his impoverished life as the son of Armenian immigrants. | *'''Saroyan''' (19) - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Saroyan William Saroyan], an Armenian-American author who wrote many plays and short stories about his impoverished life as the son of Armenian immigrants. | ||
*'''Hemingway''' (19) - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernest_Hemingway Ernest Hemingway], an American novelist, short story writer, and journalist. | |||
*'''W. Someset Maugham''' (19) - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maugham Maugham] was a British playwright, novelist, and short story writer and the highest payed author of the 1930s. | |||
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