Literary Analysis Philip Barry - 1812 Words

As far as great American playwrights go, Philip Barry is one of the best. Born in Rochester, New York in 1896 to a family of Irish immigrants, Barry immediately took to literature and writing at a young age (http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2003/jul/4/20030704-090210-3889r/). In the 1919 Philip Barry started his career as a playwright, which he maintained right up until his death. His first play Autonomy won a Dramat Award from Yale as he was finishing his studies there. From then on, his works have spanned nearly every genre, many mediums, and have continued to captivate and entertain audiences. Philip Barry was a smart and well-educated man who learned quickly what drew audiences in to see shows, but first he knew his strengths.†¦show more content†¦In this genre, the upper class were often made fun of, the working class was the hero, the guy always gets the girl, and miscommunication and misunderstandings are all the rage. Barry thrived in this genre, because he knew how to craft misunderstandings and miscommunications like the genius he was. What could be funnier than a smart person being fooled or confused? Barry s works were beloved, he knew how to make audiences laugh, while falling in love with smart, crafty characters who were in love, but who could make mistakes and be wrong, because at the end of the day they were rich and in love; what more could anyone want? While his acclaim and notoriety has faded over the century his works still rouse audiences as a large chunk of his plays have been adapted into movies. His first play to bring him massive success was You and I (1922), originally called The Jilts, which wouldn t be made into a film until 1931. Paris Bound, however, was the first play to make it to the big screen in 1929; a few scant months before the fall of the market and the beginning of the Great Depression. Paris Bound, directed by Edward H. 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