Dead or Alive? Game 12 12/12/07

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Dead or Alive? Game 12 12/12/07

#1 Post by mrkelley23 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:00 am

Identify the following people as Dead or Alive. Then guess the theme. My notes had only one word in the theme for today.



1. Michael Frayn
2. Tom Stoppard
3. David Mamet
4. David Rabe
5. Luigi Pirandello
6. Edward Albee
7. Wendy Wasserstein
8. August Wilson
9. Lanford Wilson
10. Ira Levin
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#2 Post by VAdame » Wed Dec 12, 2007 6:31 am

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1. Michael Frayn - Alive
2. Tom Stoppard - Alive
3. David Mamet - Alive
4. David Rabe - ?Alive
5. Luigi Pirandello - ?Alive
6. Edward Albee - Dead
7. Wendy Wasserstein - Dead
8. August Wilson - Dead
9. Lanford Wilson - Alive
10. Ira Levin- Dead

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 12 12/12/07

#3 Post by fantine33 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:13 am

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Identify the following people as Dead or Alive. Then guess the theme. My notes had only one word in the theme for today.



1. Michael Frayn DEAD
2. Tom Stoppard ALIVE
3. David Mamet ALIVE
4. David Rabe DEAD
5. Luigi Pirandello DEAD
6. Edward Albee ALIVE (I think, amazingly enough)
7. Wendy Wasserstein DEAD
8. August Wilson DEAD
9. Lanford Wilson ALIVE
10. Ira Levin DEAD


I may not know if most of them are dead or alive, but I know they're playwrights.

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#4 Post by gsabc » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:28 am

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1. Michael Frayn D
2. Tom Stoppard A
3. David Mamet A
4. David Rabe A
5. Luigi Pirandello D
6. Edward Albee D
7. Wendy Wasserstein D
8. August Wilson D
9. Lanford Wilson A
10. Ira Levin D

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 12 12/12/07

#5 Post by MarleysGh0st » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:58 am

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1. Michael Frayn - Alive
2. Tom Stoppard - Alive
3. David Mamet - Dead
4. David Rabe - Alive
5. Luigi Pirandello - Alive
6. Edward Albee - Alive
7. Wendy Wasserstein - Alive
8. August Wilson - Dead
9. Lanford Wilson - Alive
10. Ira Levin - Dead (just in the last month or so)

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 12 12/12/07

#6 Post by PlacentiaSoccerMom » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:07 am

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1. Michael Frayn - Alive
2. Tom Stoppard - Alive
3. David Mamet - Alive
4. David Rabe - Alive
5. Luigi Pirandello - Dead
6. Edward Albee - Dead
7. Wendy Wasserstein - Dead
8. August Wilson - Alive
9. Lanford Wilson - Alive
10. Ira Levin - Dead

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 12 12/12/07

#7 Post by ToLiveIsToFly » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:09 am

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1. Michael Frayn
ALIVE
2. Tom Stoppard
ALIVE
3. David Mamet
ALIVE
4. David Rabe
ALIVE
5. Luigi Pirandello
DEAD
6. Edward Albee
ALIVE
7. Wendy Wasserstein
ALIVE
8. August Wilson
ALIVE
9. Lanford Wilson
DEAD
10. Ira Levin
ALIVE

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#8 Post by NellyLunatic1980 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:14 am

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1. Michael Frayn - Dead
2. Tom Stoppard - Alive
3. David Mamet - Alive
4. David Rabe - Dead
5. Luigi Pirandello - Dead
6. Edward Albee - Alive
7. Wendy Wasserstein - Dead
8. August Wilson - Dead
9. Lanford Wilson - Dead
10. Ira Levin - Dead just a few weeks ago

They're all writers/playwrights.
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#9 Post by nitrah55 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:18 am

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1. Michael Frayn ALIVE
2. Tom Stoppard ALIVE
3. David Mamet ALIVE
4. David Rabe ALIVE
5. Luigi Pirandello DEAD
6. Edward Albee ALIVE
7. Wendy Wasserstein DEAD
8. August Wilson DEAD
9. Lanford Wilson ALIVE
10. Ira Levin ALIVE

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 12 12/12/07

#10 Post by a1mamacat » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:35 am

mrkelley23 wrote:Identify the following people as Dead or Alive. Then guess the theme. My notes had only one word in the theme for today.

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1. Michael Frayn A
2. Tom Stoppard D
3. David Mamet D
4. David Rabe S
5. Luigi PirandelloS
6. Edward Albee D
7. Wendy Wasserstein A
8. August Wilson A
9. Lanford Wilson D
10. Ira Levin D

Based on the 2 (yes 2) names I recognize (totally guessing on the DorA status) I think the theme is playwrights.
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#11 Post by wbtravis007 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:39 am

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1. Michael Frayn A
2. Tom Stoppard A
3. David Mamet A
4. David Rabe A
5. Luigi Pirandello D
6. Edward Albee A
7. Wendy Wasserstein A
8. August Wilson A
9. Lanford Wilson D
10. Ira Levin D

Ugh. Too many guesses.
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#12 Post by wintergreen48 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 8:44 am

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1. Michael Frayn = Dead
2. Tom Stoppard = Alive
3. David Mamet = Alive
4. David Rabe = Dead
5. Luigi Pirandello = Dead
6. Edward Albee = Alive
7. Wendy Wasserstein = Alive
8. August Wilson = Dead, I think, fairly recently
9. Lanford Wilson = Dead
10. Ira Levin = Just Died

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#13 Post by ne1410s » Wed Dec 12, 2007 12:35 pm

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1. Michael Frayn --A
2. Tom Stoppard --A
3. David Mamet --A
4. David Rabe --A
5. Luigi Pirandello --D
6. Edward Albee --D
7. Wendy Wasserstein--D
8. August Wilson --D
9. Lanford Wilson --D
10. Ira Levin--D

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 12 12/12/07

#14 Post by TheConfessor » Wed Dec 12, 2007 1:23 pm

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mrkelley23 wrote:Identify the following people as Dead or Alive. Then guess the theme. My notes had only one word in the theme for today.



1. Michael Frayn ALIVE
2. Tom Stoppard ALIVE
3. David Mamet ALIVE
4. David Rabe ALIVE
5. Luigi Pirandello DEAD
6. Edward Albee ALIVE
7. Wendy Wasserstein ALIVE
8. August Wilson DEAD
9. Lanford Wilson ALIVE
10. Ira Levin ALIVE
THEME -- PLAYWRIGHTS
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#15 Post by themanintheseersuckersuit » Wed Dec 12, 2007 2:57 pm

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1. Michael Frayn A
2. Tom Stoppard A
3. David Mamet A
4. David Rabe D
5. Luigi Pirandello D
6. Edward Albee D
7. Wendy Wasserstein A
8. August Wilson D
9. Lanford Wilson A
10. Ira Levin D

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#16 Post by peacock2121 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 3:54 pm

1. Michael Frayn - dead
2. Tom Stoppard - dead
3. David Mamet - alive
4. David Rabe - alive
5. Luigi Pirandello - dead
6. Edward Albee - dead
7. Wendy Wasserstein - alive
8. August Wilson - dead - the guy from Pittsburgh, no?
9. Lanford Wilson - dead
10. Ira Levin - - dead

If I got one point that will be a miracle.

They all wrote a play, maybe.
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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 12 12/12/07

#17 Post by tanstaafl2 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:18 pm

mrkelley23 wrote:Dead or Alive? Game 12 12/12/07
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1. Michael Frayn A?
2. Tom Stoppard A
3. David Mamet A
4. David Rabe D?
5. Luigi Pirandello D?
6. Edward Albee A?
7. Wendy Wasserstein D recently
8. August Wilson D
9. Lanford Wilson D?
10. Ira Levin D recently

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 12 12/12/07

#18 Post by DevilKitty100 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 5:55 pm

mrkelley23 wrote:Identify the following people as Dead or Alive. Then guess the theme. My notes had only one word in the theme for today.


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1. Michael Frayn - A
2. Tom Stoppard - A
3. David Mamet - D
4. David Rabe - D
5. Luigi Pirandello - A
6. Edward Albee - A
7. Wendy Wasserstein - A
8. August Wilson - D
9. Lanford Wilson - D
10. Ira Levin - A

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 12 12/12/07

#19 Post by T_Bone0806 » Wed Dec 12, 2007 7:44 pm

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1-Dead
2-Alive
3-Alive
4-Alive
5-Dead
6-Alive
7-Dead
8-Dead
9-Alive
10-Dead

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#20 Post by eyégor » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:17 pm

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1 A
2 A
3 A
4 D
5 D
6 D
7 D
8 D
9 A
10 D

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Re: Dead or Alive? Game 12 12/12/07

#21 Post by mrkelley23 » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:39 pm

mrkelley23 wrote:Identify the following people as Dead or Alive. Then guess the theme. My notes had only one word in the theme for today.



1. Michael Frayn Alive
2. Tom Stoppard Alive
3. David Mamet Alive
4. David Rabe Alive
5. Luigi Pirandello Dead
6. Edward Albee Alive
7. Wendy Wasserstein Dead
8. August Wilson Dead
9. Lanford Wilson Alive
10. Ira Levin Dead

Theme: Playwrights
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#22 Post by mrkelley23 » Tue Dec 18, 2007 1:46 pm

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