Mary Coyle Chase
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Mary Coyle Chase (February 25, 1907 – October 20, 1981) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American playwright and screenwriter.
Born in Denver, Colorado, she wrote Harvey, the smash stage show and motion picture.
Harvey is about a man (Elwood P. Dowd) with an invisible six foot rabbit friend ("Harvey"), whom only he can see, and although Elwood does consume his fair share of alcohol it turns out that "Harvey" is NOT a by-product of liquor.
Frank Fay and James Stewart were the most famous actors to portray Elwood P. Dowd. Josephine Hull portrayed his increasingly concerned sister on Broadway originally, and won an Oscar for her performance in the faithful film adaptation. Ruth McDevitt, Helen Hayes, and Swoosie Kurtz have also played Elwood's sister in various media.
