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| Title | Run-through: a memoir Fireside Books |
| Author | John Houseman |
| Publisher | Simon and Schuster, 1972 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | Apr 15, 2010 |
| ISBN | 0671210343, 9780671210342 |
| Length | 507 pages |
| Subjects | › › Biography Biography & Autobiography / General Houseman, John Performing Arts / Theater / Direction & Production Theatrical producers and directors United States |
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