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The Man with Blond Hair

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Written by
  
Norman Krasna

Place premiered
  
New York

Subject
  
Nazis

First performance
  
4 November 1941

Date premiered
  
4 November 1941

Original language
  
English

Genre
  
Drama

Playwright
  
Norman Krasna

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The Man With Blond Hair is a play by Norman Krasna based on a true story. Although Krasna became better known for comedy this was a drama; the writer later said that he "really wrote" the play "to win the Nobel Peace Prize". The play only ran for 7 performances on Broadway. This failure prompted him to return to comedy and Krasna wrote Dear Ruth his most popular hit.

Plot

Two Nazi airmen escape internment in Canada and find themselves in New York where they are arrested. A policeman arranges for them to escape so the policeman may recapture and beat them. One of the airman finds refuge with a Jewish family and comes to renounce Nazi ways.

References

The Man with Blond Hair Wikipedia