Answer the following question: Read the bio below and try to give details on maurice valency 's: - magnum opus - notable works - death date - spouse - occupation - awards - birth date - name - nationality - death place - birth place - alma mater Bio: maurice valency -lrb- march 22 , 1903 -- september 28 , 1996 -rrb- was a playwright , author , critic , and popular professor of comparative literature at columbia university , best known for his award winning adaptations of plays by jean giraudoux and friedrich durrenmatt . he wrote several original plays , but is best known for his adaptations of the plays of others . valency 's version of '' the madwoman of chaillot '' would become the basis of the jerry herman musical '' dear world '' on broadway . he is also noted for his book '' the flower and the castle : an introduction to modern drama '' . john gassner in his review of this book said that mr. valency brought to his work '' a lifetime of study and experience as well as a viewpoint both olympian and engaged . '' valency also wrote television plays , adaptations of librettos , novels , and academic works on chekhov , strindberg , ibsen and shaw .
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- magnum opus is '' to modern drama '' the flower and the castle : an introduction- notable works is adaptations madwoman of chaillot '' , '' ondine '' , '' of the apollo of bellac '' '' the visit '' , '' the- death date is september 28 , 1996- spouse is janet cornell- occupation is playwright , author , critic- awards is new -lrb- 3 times -rrb- tony award nomination for best play york in 1959 drama critics ' circle best foreign play- birth date is march 22 , 1903- name is maurice valency- nationality is united states- death place is new york city- birth place is new york city , new york- alma mater is city college of new york columbia university