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"The Next Thing I Knew..."

Clip: 9/25/1991 | 7m 49sVideo has Closed Captions

Starting in High School and continuing into College, Field was writing short stories...

Starting in High School and continuing into College, Field was writing short stories and plays. She was interested in theater when her mother used to take her to Summer Stock. She met her husband while in College and continued to write plays. She got her M.A. and then a job at the Guthrie as the Library Manager. .

09/25/1991

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Her Life Outside Writing

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Clip: 9/25/1991 | 4m 26s | There was no celebration of the Jewish religion because Field's parents weren't... (4m 26s)

Her Work

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Clip: 9/25/1991 | 5m 6s | Proud of her work and adaptations of books like "Frankenstein", she looks for... (5m 6s)

The Important People in Her Life

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Clip: 9/25/1991 | 8m 24s | Newly divorced, single mother, Field was hired by Michael Langum at the Guthrie. It... (8m 24s)

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