• "The tragedy of our times in the theatre is the tragedy of Clifford Odets," Kazan began, before defending his friend against the accusations of failure that had...
  • Clifford Odets was born on July 18, 1906, in Philadelphia, Pa. The family moved in 1912 to New York, where his father became a successful businessman.
  • In December 1950 John Steinbeck wrote Clifford Odets a letter ... But it’s all down to Clifford Odets: he built the lock and the key.
  • Clifford Odets dropped out of high school to pursue acting. In the 1930s he became a charter member of the Group Theatre, the famous "Method" acting troupe...
  • Clifford Odets’s banner year was 1935, when he catapulted from the obscurity of acting with the Group Theatre to being the toast of Broadway.
  • Clifford Odets, the son of Jewish immigrants, was born in Philadelphia, on 18th July, 1906. He left school at the age of 17 to become an actor.
  • It was Mackendrick's idea to bring in Clifford Odets to rewrite the script that Lehman had prepared. He'd always admired Odets for his work in the theatre and he...
  • Clifford Odets (1906-1963) was a playwright whose work often involved social, economic, and political issues and was a major figure in the Group Theatre.
  • Clifford Odets was a leading dramatist of the theatre of social protest in the United States during the 1930s.
  • Other Odets dramas on Broadway included Golden Boy, Rocket to the Moon, and Paradise Lost. ... Open the windows.” —Clifford Odets, Paradise Lost.