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A play by this author that begins with the Taussig brothers printing leaflets about the American embargo of the Nazis contains the first use of the phrase “male chauvinism.” A character created by this author proclaims that after his grandfather died, “I was born! I swear to God, I’m one week old!” This author’s play Till the Day I Die was written to accompany a play in which one character states that his brother Sam joined the Navy and will probably go to Cuba, which is where (*) Hennie plans to go with Moe Axelrod in a different play by this author. This author, who wrote about the struggles of the Berger family in a play (10[1])set in (10[1])the Bronx, (10[1])also wrote a play whose seventh and final vignette ends after a body is found, leading Agate to lead a chant calling for a strike. For 10 points, name this playwright of Awake and Sing! and Waiting for Lefty. ■END■

ANSWER: Clifford Odets
<Literature - American Literature - Drama>
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Kevin WangCLEVELAND, THIS IS FOR YOU!Thompson et al.11410
Arjun VijaykumarAw we're so sorry to hear that maman died today, she gets five big boomsUBC11610
King VidorI wish it were possible to freeze time so I would never have to watch you retirethrow away your cards, rally in the streets11810

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