Marsha Norman (Critical Survey of Drama)

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Though known primarily as a playwright, Marsha Norman began her career as a journalist, writing a number of highly regarded feature articles and reviews of books, plays, and films for the Louisville Times in the mid-1970’s. During this same period, she created and edited that newspaper’s celebrated children’s weekend supplement, “The Jelly Bean Journal.” She has continued to write reviews as well as articles on playwrights and on women’s issues. Her first novel, The Fortune Teller, appeared in 1987.

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