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Today in Bookish and Literary History, December 25

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Today in Bookish and Literary History, December 25

#OnThisDay #ThisDayinHistory #OTD #December25 #DorothyWordsworth #JupiterHammon #ClydeFitch #WBYeats #LadyGregory #EdwardKnoblock #SamsonRaphaelson #booksky

Clyde Fitch American playwright Clyde Fitch was BOTD in 1865. Born in New York City, he was educated at Amherst College, dazzling his fellow students with his flamboyant dress sense and love of acting. He beca…

The long forgotten and sparklingly gay American playwright Clyde Fitch, one-time lover of Oscar Wilde, was BOTD in 1865. #clydefitch #supergays #bornonthisday

"One should write what one sees, but observe under the surface. It is a mistake to look at the reflection of the sky in the water of theatrical convention; instead, look up and into the sky of real life itself."

🎭 #ClydeFitch, American playwright, was #BOTD 2 May 1865. #Theatre