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Lewy Olfson

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Lewy Olfson is the author of more than fifteen books for young people, many of them collections of plays and books about acting. His anthology "50 Great Scenes for Student Actors" (Bantam Books) remained in print for 24 years and sold more than half a million copies. His own favorites are a collection of his poems for kids, "Glimmer, Glimmer, Glumpkin," and the story "Paco and the Pizza," with charming illustrations by Richard Maccabe.Olfson's twin brother was film and t.v. actor Ken Olfson, who died in 1997. ...more

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Classics adapted for acting...

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Glimmer, Glimmer, Glumpkin

4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1968
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You can act!

3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1971 — 5 editions
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You can put on a show

4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1975 — 3 editions
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Skits and short farces for ...

really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1973
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Paco and the Pizza

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Beginners on Stage Please!

4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1982
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Dramatized Readings of Famo...

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Skits and Short Farces for ...

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