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 (15[1])causes two characters to lose a libel case. In a play by this author of The Autumn Garden, a character whose Union Pacific bonds are stolen by Leo dies of a (*) heart attack when his medicine is withheld by the protagonist. At the end of a play by this author, Martha Dobie shoots herself after admitting that she loved fellow teacher Karen Wright. (10[2])For 10 points, name this author of The Children’s Hour (10[1])and (10[1])The Little Foxes. ■END■

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