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Novelist · Playwright
James Leo Herlihy
Outsiders at the heart of the story.
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Outsiders at the heart of the story.
James Leo Herlihy was a novelist, playwright, and actor whose writing often followed people living outside the mainstream. His works include All Fall Down, the play Blue Denim, co-written with William Noble, and Midnight Cowboy.
His novel Midnight Cowboy is the source for the musical in this collection, adapted with a book by Bryony Lavery and music and lyrics by Francis “Eg” White.
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