Conversation so far:
When did A. R. Gurney's career begin?
A. R. Gurney began writing plays such as Children and The Middle Ages while at MIT, but it was his great success with The Dining Room that allowed him to write full-time.

Question: Did he have success with the early plays he wrote?
Self-contained rewrite: Did A. R. Gurney have success with the early plays he wrote?