Maurice Browne

This article is about the theater producer. For other persons named Maurice Brown or Maurice Browne, see Maurice Brown (disambiguation).

Maurice Browne
Maurice Brown, circa 1918
Born(1881-02-12)February 12, 1881
Reading, England
DiedJanuary 21, 1955(1955-01-21) (aged 73)
SpouseEllen Van Volkenburg
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Maurice Browne (12 February 1881 – 21 January 1955) was a man of the theatre in the United States and the United Kingdom. A poet, actor and theatre director, he has been credited, along with his then-wife Ellen Van Volkenburg, as the founder of the Little Theatre Movement in America through his work with the Chicago Little Theatre.[1]

  1. ^ Browne, Maurice (1955). Too Late to Lament: An Autobiography. London: Gollancz. p. 128. Retrieved 19 February 2024.