Clifford Odets
Clifford Odets was an American playwright, screenwriter, and actor. In the mid-1930s, he was widely seen as the potential successor to Nobel Prize–winning playwright Eugene O'Neill, as O'Neill began to withdraw from Broadway's commercial pressures and increasing critical backlash. From January 1935, Odets's socially relevant dramas were extremely influential, particularly for the remainder of the Great Depression.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Philadelphia
- Awards
- 🏆 National Board of Review Award for Best Film
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Boychick, wake up! Be something! Make your life something good. For the love of an old man who sees in your young days his new life, for such love take the world in your two hands and make it like new…"
"...life is lonely, life is empty. Love isn't everything. A dear true friend is more than love--the serge outlasts the silk."
Works & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1906
Born
Birth1963
Died
Death
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped Clifford's philosophy
No known influences documented.
Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by Clifford's ideas
No influenced thinkers documented yet.
Source Attribution
Information about Clifford Odets is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Related Thinkers
See all →
Explore Further
Related Quotes
"I helped him direct the movie, but he had the vision. It was because of Jim not accepting the impossible an…"
— Frank Oz"Our Earth, our green beautiful Earth is in danger, and all of us know it. Yet we act as if our daily lives …"
— Thích Nhất Hạnh"Must one have a heart of stone to read The Ballad of Reading Gaol without laughing? And did not De Profundi…"
— Gore Vidal"In many ways life is less random than we think. In your past and mine, there have been times when we have, …"
— John D. MacDonald"Your life is your story and the adventure ahead of you is the journey to fulfill your own purpose and poten…"
— Kerry Washington"Men do not differ much about what things they will call evils; they differ enormously about what evils they…"
— G. K. Chesterton
