John Osborne

John Heilpern is the author of the classic book about theaterConference of the Birds: The Story of Peter Brook in Africaand ofHow Good is David Mamet, Anyway?,a collection of his theater essays and reviews. Born in England and educated at Oxford, his interviews forTheObserver(London) received a British Press Award. In 1980, he moved to New York where he became a weekly columnist forTheTimesof London. An adjunct assistant professor of drama at Columbia University, he is drama critic for theNew York Observer. From the Hardcover edition.Heilpern, John is the author of 'John Osborne' with ISBN 9780375702952 and ISBN 0375702954.