Packet 9: Tossup 17

After his marriage proposal is rejected, a character in a play by this author is told “Most of us lie to ourselves, darling, most of us.” In a play by this author, a fabricated story based on a copy of Gautier’s Mademoiselle de Maupin (15[4]-5[1])causes two characters (15[1])to lose a libel case. In a play by this author of (-5[1])The (15[1])Autumn Garden, a character whose Union Pacific bonds are stolen by Leo (15[1]-5[1])dies of a (*) heart attack (10[2]-5[1])when his medicine (10[1])is withheld by the protagonist. (10[1]-5[1])At the end of a play by this author, Martha Dobie shoots herself (-5[1])after admitting (10[1])that she loved fellow teacher Karen Wright. (10[3])For 10 points, name this author of (10[1])The Children’s Hour (10[3])and (10[1])The Little Foxes. (10[2])■END■ (10[6]0[15])

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