Round 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 causes two characters to lose a libel case. In a play by this author of (-5[1])The Autumn Garden, a character whose Union Pacific bonds are stolen by Leo dies of a (*) heart attack (10[1])when his medicine is withheld by the protagonist. At the end of a play by this author, Martha Dobie shoots herself (-5[1])after admitting that she loved fellow teacher Karen Wright. For 10 points, name this author of The Children’s Hour (10[2])and The Little Foxes. (10[1])■END■ (10[1])

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