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Title King Lear
Document Type Radio Script
Reference Lear Fo 4
Primary Association MacLeish, Archibald; Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc
Associated Names Brewster, Morgan; Margo; Mitchell, Thomas; Ankrum, Morris
Publication Date 1937
Place of Production Hollywood
Country of Production United States
Date of Production 9 Aug 1937
Description As broadcast in the Columbian Shakespeare Cycle on CBS Radio.
Genre Tragedy
Theme(s) Royalty, Aristocracy and Class; History, Politics and Corruption
Roles Mitchell - Thomas King Lear; Margo Cordelia; Ankrum - Morris Edmund
Content Keywords age, family, royalty, betrayal, love, imprisonment, death, madness, suffering
Context Keywords cast, character, music, sound effects
Shattuck Code Not in Shattuck
Play King Lear
Library Folger Shakespeare Library
Note Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Folger Shakespeare Library's online catalogue and 'The Shakespeare Prompt books, A Descriptive Catalogue' by Charles H. Shattuck.