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I Ought To Be In Pictures

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 1m

Neil Simon

Herb, a Hollywood scriptwriter currently "at liberty" is surprised when
his forgotten past reappears in the form of Libby, a teenage daughter
who's trekked from Brooklyn with dreams of movie stardom

I Ought To Be In Pictures

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Herb, a Hollywood scriptwriter currently "at liberty" is surprised when his forgotten past reappears in the form of Libby, a teenage daughter who's trekked from Brooklyn with dreams of movie stardom. With Steffy, his sometime paramour at his side, Herb decides to take another stab at fatherhood and hopefully this time, get it right...

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Neil Simon

Neil Simon

American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon (1927-2018) is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific and performed playwrights in theatre history. In addition to Lost In Yonkers, which won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, his plays and musicals include Come ...

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