Philip Barry





Philip Barry

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born
in Rochester, NY, The United States
June 18, 1896

died
December 03, 1949

gender
male

genre


About this author

Philip James Quinn Barry was an American playwright, best known for the plays Holiday and The Philadelphia Story, both of which were successfully adapted into movies starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn (as well as James Stewart, in The Philadelphia Story).


Average rating: 4.14 · 147 ratings · 12 reviews · 8 distinct works · Similar authors
The Philadelphia Story: A C...
4.23 of 5 stars 4.23 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1969 — 2 editions
Holiday : A Comedy in Three...
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 20 ratings — published 1956
The Animal Kingdom: A Play
5.0 of 5 stars 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1932
The Youngest: A Play
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1922
States Of Grace: Eight Plays
4.0 of 5 stars 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating
Here Come The Clowns
2.0 of 5 stars 2.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1938
Hotel Universe
1.0 of 5 stars 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2005 — 2 editions
White Wings: A Play
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0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1927
More books by Philip Barry…
“The time to make up your mind about people, is never.”
Philip Barry, The Philadelphia Story: A Comedy in Three acts

“Love: two minds without a single thought.”
Philip Barry