"All you’re supposed to do is every once in a while give the boys a little tea and sympathy."
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"Tea and Sympathy" (1957) act 1
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Robert Anderson (playwright)
Robert Woodruff Anderson (April 28, 1917 in New York City – February 9, 2009) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and theater producer.
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