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Speak softly: Playwright Maria Irene Fornes writes subtly, but her plays carry a lot of dramatic weight

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Speak softly: Playwright Maria Irene Fornes writes subtly, but her plays carry a lot of dramatic weight

Date11/11/1989

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Beaty, Keith (photographer)

Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

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Original Toronto Star caption: Speak softly: Playwright Maria Irene Fornes writes subtly; but her plays carry a lot of dramatic weight.

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Authors and Playwrights

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0099635F

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