{"product_id":"pulling-harvey-out-of-her-hat-the-amazing-story-of-mary-coyle-chase-hardcover","title":"Pulling Harvey Out of Her Hat: The Amazing Story of Mary Coyle Chase - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMimi Pockross\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTalk about working from home. . . . \u003ci\u003ePulling Harvey Out of Her Hat \u003c\/i\u003echronicles the story of how Mary Chase--a housewife with three children from a working-class Irish community in Denver, Colorado--became a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright for \u003ci\u003eHarvey\u003c\/i\u003e, a Broadway comedy about a gentle soul and his invisible six-foot-and-one-half-inch-tall rabbit friend. This entertaining and inspiring account traces how Chase achieved her dream of becoming a famous playwright while remaining in Denver--where she worked for the \u003ci\u003eRocky Mountain News\u003c\/i\u003e, married an editor, and raised a family. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePulling Harvey Out of Her Hat \u003c\/i\u003eincludes many vignettes and unforgettable stories about the theater industry. It brings to life the history of Franklin Roosevelt's Federal Theatre Project; provides readers with an insider's view of the Broadway scene in the 1940s; and highlights the importance of theater personalities, including Brock Pemberton (\u003ci\u003eHarvey\u003c\/i\u003e's producer), Antoinette Perry (\u003ci\u003eHarvey\u003c\/i\u003e's director and namesake for the Tony Awards), and Frank Fay and Jimmy Stewart (actors who played Elwood Dowd, the amiable, slightly tipsy gentleman lead character). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author of fourteen plays, three screenplays, and two award-winning children's books, Mary Chase created \u003ci\u003eHarvey \u003c\/i\u003eto counter sadness during the height of World War II. It would win the 1945 Pulitzer Prize (beating out Tennessee Williams's \u003ci\u003eThe Glass Menagerie\u003c\/i\u003e) and remain to this day one of the most beloved and underappreciated works of the twentieth century.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMimi Pockross\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning freelance writer who specializes in writing about the arts, education, and family. She has written articles for many local and national publications including the Chicago Tribune, Colorado Heritage, and The Denver Post.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eLike Mary Chase, she is a wife, mother, and grandmother who also writes, and like Mary Chase, she is a longtime resident of Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 194\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 01, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49231835824280,"sku":"9781538131688","price":64.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/4z_0uLsneB9781538131688.webp?v=1781256184","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/pulling-harvey-out-of-her-hat-the-amazing-story-of-mary-coyle-chase-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}