Philip Jerome Quinn Barry (June 18, 1896 - December 3, 1949) was an American playwright. Though most known for his comedies about manners, he also wrote serious dramas, often on religious themes. His 1927 play "John" is about the Baptist, and Barry himself described his 1938 allegory "Here Come the Clowns" as a study of "the battle with evil," in which his hero, Clancy, … Wikipedia
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