American Women Stage Directors of the Twentieth Century
- ISBN-10
- 0252032268
- ISBN-13
- 9780252032264
- Category
- Performing Arts
- Pages
- 461
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-06-09
- Publisher
- University of Illinois Press
- Authors
- Wendy Vierow, Anne Fliotsos
Description
The first reference tool to focus on American women directors
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