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Beth Henley



Elizabeth Becker "Beth" Henley is an American playwright, screenwriter, and actress. Her play Crimes of the Heart won the 1981 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the 1981 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best American Play, and a nomination for a Tony Award. ...more

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Average rating: 3.77 · 8,240 ratings · 248 reviews · 59 distinct works • Similar authors
Crimes of the Heart
3.80 avg rating — 7,431 ratings — published 1982 — 20 editions
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The Miss Firecracker Contest
3.40 avg rating — 326 ratings — published 1995 — 6 editions
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Abundance
3.36 avg rating — 124 ratings — published 1991 — 7 editions
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Am I Blue
3.74 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1982
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Impossible Marriage
3.52 avg rating — 46 ratings — published 1998 — 4 editions
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The Wake of Jamey Foster
3.48 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1998 — 2 editions
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Beth Henley Collected Plays...
3.97 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2000 — 6 editions
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The Jacksonian
3.22 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions
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The Lucky Spot
3.14 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1998 — 8 editions
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The Debutante Ball
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3.20 avg rating — 25 ratings — published 1991 — 4 editions
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