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English actor and playwright (1901–1957)

John Van Druten

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Van Druten in 1932,

photographed by [Carl Van Vechten](/wiki/Carl_Van_Vechten "Carl Van Vechten")

Born

John William Van Druten

(1901-06-01)1 June 1901

[London](/wiki/London "London"), [England](/wiki/England "England")

Died19 December 1957(1957-12-19) (aged 56)

[Indio](/wiki/Indio,_California "Indio, California"), [California](/wiki/California "California"), U.S.

Resting place[Coachella Valley Public Cemetery](/wiki/Coachella_Valley_Public_Cemetery "Coachella Valley Public Cemetery")Occupations

- Playwright
- theatre director

Years active1924–1952Parents

- Wilhelmus van Druten (father)
- Eva (mother)

**John William Van Druten** (1 June 1901 – 19 December 1957) was an English playwright and theatre director.[\[1\]](#cite_note-1) He began his career in London, and later moved to America, becoming a U.S. citizen. He was known for his plays of witty and urbane observations of contemporary life and society.[\[2\]](#cite_note-Vineberg-2)

## Biography

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Van Druten was born in London in 1901, son of a Dutch father named Wilhelmus van Druten and his English wife Eva. He was educated at [University College School](/wiki/University_College_School "University College School") and read law at the [University of London](/wiki/University_of_London "University of London"). Before commencing his career as a writer, he practised law for a while as a solicitor and university lecturer in Wales.[\[2\]](#cite_note-Vineberg-2)
He first came to prominence with _[Young Woodley](/wiki/Young_Woodley_(play) "Young Woodley (play)")_, a slight but charming study of adolescence, produced in New York in 1925. However, it was banned in London by the [Lord Chamberlain](/wiki/Lord_Chamberlain "Lord Chamberlain")'s office owing to its then-controversial portrayal of a schoolboy falling in love with his headmaster's wife. In Britain, it was first produced privately (by Phyllis Whitworth's Three Hundred Club) and then at the [Arts Theatre](/wiki/Arts_Theatre "Arts Theatre") in 1928. When the ban was lifted, it had a successful run at the [Savoy Theatre](/wiki/Savoy_Theatre "Savoy Theatre") in the West End with a cast including [Frank Lawton](/wiki/Frank_Lawton "Frank Lawton"), [Derrick De Marney](/wiki/Derrick_De_Marney "Derrick De Marney"), and [Jack Hawkins](/wiki/Jack_Hawkins "Jack Hawkins"). The play was filmed twice. It was revived at the [Finborough Theatre](/wiki/Finborough_Theatre "Finborough Theatre"), London, in 2006.[\[2\]](#cite_note-Vineberg-2)

Van Druten was one of the more successful playwrights of the early 1930s in London, with star-studded West End productions of his work, including _[Diversion](/wiki/Diversion_(play) "Diversion (play)")_ (1927), _[After All](/wiki/After_All_(play) "After All (play)")_ (1929), _[London Wall](/wiki/London_Wall_(play) "London Wall (play)")_ (1931) with Frank Lawton and [John Mills](/wiki/John_Mills "John Mills"), _[There's Always Juliet](/wiki/There%27s_Always_Juliet "There's Always Juliet")_ (1931), _[Somebody Knows](/wiki/Somebody_Knows "Somebody Knows")_ (1932), _[Behold, We Live](/wiki/Behold,_We_Live "Behold, We Live")_ (1932) with [Gertrude Lawrence](/wiki/Gertrude_Lawrence "Gertrude Lawrence") and [Gerald du Maurier](/wiki/Gerald_du_Maurier "Gerald du Maurier"), _[The Distaff Side](/wiki/The_Distaff_Side "The Distaff Side")_ (1933), and _[Flowers of the Forest](/wiki/Flowers_of_the_Forest_(play) "Flowers of the Forest (play)")_ (1934).

He later emigrated to America, where he wrote _[Leave Her to Heaven](/wiki/Leave_Her_to_Heaven_(play) "Leave Her to Heaven (play)")_ (February 1940), a drama set in London and [Westcliff-on-Sea](/wiki/Westcliff-on-Sea "Westcliff-on-Sea") in Essex, which was shortly followed by major successes with _Old Acquaintance_ (NY December 1940 – May 1941 and London with [Edith Evans](/wiki/Edith_Evans "Edith Evans")) and _[The Voice of the Turtle](/wiki/The_Voice_of_the_Turtle_(play) "The Voice of the Turtle (play)")_ (1943), which ran for three seasons in New York and was filmed with [Ronald Reagan](/wiki/Ronald_Reagan "Ronald Reagan"). His subsequent play, _[I Remember Mama](/wiki/I_Remember_Mama_(play) "I Remember Mama (play)")_ (1944), ran for 713 performances. It was later made into a [movie](/wiki/I_Remember_Mama_(film) "I Remember Mama (film)") and a [television series](/wiki/Mama_(American_TV_series) "Mama (American TV series)"). In 1944, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States. His play _[Make Way for Lucia](/wiki/Make_Way_for_Lucia "Make Way for Lucia")_ (1948), based on the [Mapp and Lucia](/wiki/Mapp_and_Lucia_(novel_series) "Mapp and Lucia (novel series)") novels of [E.F. Benson](/wiki/E.F._Benson "E.F. Benson"), was premiered in New York, but did not have its first professional British production until 1995.[\[3\]](#cite_note-3)

His 1951 play _[I Am a Camera](/wiki/I_Am_a_Camera "I Am a Camera")_, together with [Christopher Isherwood](/wiki/Christopher_Isherwood "Christopher Isherwood")'s short stories, _[Goodbye to Berlin](/wiki/Goodbye_to_Berlin "Goodbye to Berlin")_ (1939), formed the basis of [Joe Masteroff](/wiki/Joe_Masteroff "Joe Masteroff")'s book for the [Kander and Ebb](/wiki/Kander_and_Ebb "Kander and Ebb") musical _[Cabaret](/wiki/Cabaret_(musical) "Cabaret (musical)")_ (1966). When _[I Am a Camera](/wiki/I_Am_a_Camera "I Am a Camera")_ opened on Broadway in 1951, _The New York Times_ drama critic [Walter Kerr](/wiki/Walter_Kerr "Walter Kerr") wrote a famous three-word review: "Me no Leica."[\[2\]](#cite_note-Vineberg-2)[\[4\]](#cite_note-4)

In the late 1930s and early 1940s, he was in a relationship with Carter Lodge (died 1995), who was the manager of the AJC Ranch that Van Druten, British actress [Auriol Lee](/wiki/Auriol_Lee "Auriol Lee") and Lodge bought together in Coachella Valley. When the relationship ended, Lodge continued to live on the ranch with his new partner, Dick Foote. When Van Druten died in 1957, he left the entire property of the ranch to Lodge and the rights in his work, including "I Am a Camera", which entitled Lodge to earn a percentage from the movie _[Cabaret](/wiki/Cabaret_(1972_film) "Cabaret (1972 film)")_ (1972).[\[5\]](#cite_note-5)[\[6\]](#cite_note-6)

He died at Indio, California on 19 December 1957 of undisclosed causes. He is buried in the [Coachella Valley Public Cemetery](/wiki/Coachella_Valley_Public_Cemetery "Coachella Valley Public Cemetery").[\[7\]](#cite_note-7)[\[2\]](#cite_note-Vineberg-2)

## Association with Vedanta

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John Van Druten's friend and colleague, [Christopher Isherwood](/wiki/Christopher_Isherwood "Christopher Isherwood") had fled Europe just before WWII broke out. Isherwood settled in the Los Angeles area and began a life-long association with his guru, [Swami Prabhavananda](/wiki/Swami_Prabhavananda "Swami Prabhavananda"). It was Isherwood who wrote _[The Berlin Stories](/wiki/The_Berlin_Stories "The Berlin Stories")_, on which Van Druten based his play, _[I Am A Camera](/wiki/I_Am_A_Camera "I Am A Camera")_. Through Isherwood Van Druten became involved with the [Vedanta Society of Southern California](/wiki/Vedanta_Society#Vedanta_Society_of_Southern_California "Vedanta Society") in Hollywood, which was founded in 1930 by Swami Prabhavananda. [\[8\]](#cite_note-8)

From 1951 until his death in 1957, Van Druten was an Editorial Advisor, along with [Gerald Heard](/wiki/Gerald_Heard "Gerald Heard"), [Aldous Huxley](/wiki/Aldous_Huxley "Aldous Huxley"), and [Christopher Isherwood](/wiki/Christopher_Isherwood "Christopher Isherwood"), for the bi-monthly journal _Vedanta and the West_, published by the [Vedanta Society of Southern California](/wiki/Vedanta_Society#Vedanta_Society_of_Southern_California "Vedanta Society"). During that time, the journal published 10 essays by Van Druten.[\[9\]](#cite_note-9)[\[10\]](#cite_note-10)

## Plays

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- _The Return Half_ (1924)
- _[Chance Acquaintance](/wiki/Chance_Acquaintance "Chance Acquaintance")_ (1927)
- _[Diversion](/wiki/Diversion_(play) "Diversion (play)")_ (1927)
- _[Young Woodley](/wiki/Young_Woodley_(play) "Young Woodley (play)")_ (NY 1925, London 1928)
- _[The Return of the Soldier](/wiki/The_Return_of_the_Soldier_(play) "The Return of the Soldier (play)")_ (from [Rebecca West](/wiki/Rebecca_West "Rebecca West")'s novel, 1928)
- _[After All](/wiki/After_All_(play) "After All (play)")_ (1929, NY 1931)
- _[London Wall](/wiki/London_Wall_(play) "London Wall (play)")_ (1931)
- _[Sea Fever](/wiki/Sea_Fever_(play) "Sea Fever (play)")_ (with [Auriol Lee](/wiki/Auriol_Lee "Auriol Lee"), from the French, 1931)
- _[There's Always Juliet](/wiki/There%27s_Always_Juliet "There's Always Juliet")_ (1931, NY 1932)
- _[Hollywood Holiday](/wiki/Hollywood_Holiday "Hollywood Holiday")_ (with [Benn W. Levy](/wiki/Benn_Levy "Benn Levy"), 1931)
- _[Somebody Knows](/wiki/Somebody_Knows "Somebody Knows")_ (1932)
- _[Behold, We Live](/wiki/Behold,_We_Live "Behold, We Live")_ (1932)
- _[The Distaff Side](/wiki/The_Distaff_Side "The Distaff Side")_ (1933, NY 1934)
- _[Flowers of the Forest](/wiki/Flowers_of_the_Forest_(play) "Flowers of the Forest (play)")_ (1934)
- _[Most of the Game](/wiki/Most_of_the_Game "Most of the Game")_ (1935)
- _[Gertie Maude](/wiki/Gertie_Maude "Gertie Maude")_ (1937)
- _[Leave Her to Heaven](/wiki/Leave_Her_to_Heaven_(play) "Leave Her to Heaven (play)")_ (1940)
- _[Old Acquaintance](/wiki/Old_Acquaintance_(play) "Old Acquaintance (play)")_ (1940, NY 1941 and London with Edith Evans)
- _Solitaire_ (adaptation, 1942)
- _[The Damask Cheek](/wiki/The_Damask_Cheek "The Damask Cheek")_ (with Lloyd Morris, 1942)
- _[The Voice of the Turtle](/wiki/The_Voice_of_the_Turtle_(play) "The Voice of the Turtle (play)")_ (1943), which ran for three seasons in New York
- _[I Remember Mama](/wiki/I_Remember_Mama_(play) "I Remember Mama (play)")_ (adaptation of [Kathryn Forbes](/wiki/Kathryn_Forbes "Kathryn Forbes")' family memoir, _Mama's Bank Account_, 1944)
- _The Mermaids Singing_ (1945)
- _[The Druid Circle](/wiki/The_Druid_Circle "The Druid Circle")_ (1947)
- _[Make Way for Lucia](/wiki/Make_Way_for_Lucia "Make Way for Lucia")_ (1948)
- _[Bell, Book and Candle](/wiki/Bell,_Book_and_Candle_(play) "Bell, Book and Candle (play)")_ (1950; [filmed in 1958](/wiki/Bell,_Book_and_Candle "Bell, Book and Candle") starring [James Stewart](/wiki/James_Stewart "James Stewart") and [Kim Novak](/wiki/Kim_Novak "Kim Novak"))
- _[I Am a Camera](/wiki/I_Am_a_Camera "I Am a Camera")_ (1951) from [Christopher Isherwood](/wiki/Christopher_Isherwood "Christopher Isherwood")'s _[Berlin Stories](/wiki/The_Berlin_Stories "The Berlin Stories")_. New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for 1951–52
- _[I've Got Sixpence](/wiki/I%27ve_Got_Sixpence "I've Got Sixpence")_ (1952)

## Other work

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Van Druten directed the last nine productions of his own plays (see above).

At the [St. James Theatre](/wiki/St._James_Theatre "St. James Theatre"), New York in March 1951, he directed the first production of _[The King and I](/wiki/The_King_and_I "The King and I")_ (1,246 performances). He also restaged this production at the [Theatre Royal Drury Lane](/wiki/Theatre_Royal_Drury_Lane "Theatre Royal Drury Lane"), in London, October 1953 (946 performances).

At the [Theatre Royal, Brighton](/wiki/Theatre_Royal,_Brighton "Theatre Royal, Brighton") in November 1954, he staged a production of _The Duchess and the Smugs_.

Van Druten wrote two autobiographies:

- _The Way to the Present_ (1938)
- _The Widening Circle: Personal Search_, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York (1957)

He also published two novels: a version of _Young Woodley_ (1928), and _The Vicarious Years_ in 1955.

He also published a book on his work, _Playwright at Work_, just after the [Second World War](/wiki/Second_World_War "Second World War").

## Filmography

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- _[The Careless Age](/wiki/The_Careless_Age "The Careless Age")_, directed by [John Griffith Wray](/wiki/John_Griffith_Wray "John Griffith Wray") (1929, based on the play _Diversion_)
- _[Young Woodley](/wiki/Young_Woodley_(1930_film) "Young Woodley (1930 film)")_, directed by [Thomas Bentley](/wiki/Thomas_Bentley_(director) "Thomas Bentley (director)") (1930, based on the play _[Young Woodley](/wiki/Young_Woodley_(play) "Young Woodley (play)")_)
- _[New Morals for Old](/wiki/New_Morals_for_Old "New Morals for Old")_, directed by [Charles Brabin](/wiki/Charles_Brabin "Charles Brabin") (1932, based on the play _After All_)
- _[After Office Hours](/wiki/After_Office_Hours_(1932_film) "After Office Hours (1932 film)")_, directed by [Thomas Bentley](/wiki/Thomas_Bentley_(director) "Thomas Bentley (director)") (1932, based on the play _[London Wall](/wiki/London_Wall_(play) "London Wall (play)")_)
- _[If I Were Free](/wiki/If_I_Were_Free "If I Were Free")_, directed by [Elliott Nugent](/wiki/Elliott_Nugent "Elliott Nugent") (1933, based on the play _Behold, We Live_)
- _[One Night in Lisbon](/wiki/One_Night_in_Lisbon "One Night in Lisbon")_, directed by [Edward H. Griffith](/wiki/Edward_H._Griffith "Edward H. Griffith") (1941, based on the play _There's Always Juliet_)
- _[Old Acquaintance](/wiki/Old_Acquaintance "Old Acquaintance")_, directed by [Vincent Sherman](/wiki/Vincent_Sherman "Vincent Sherman") (1943, based on the play _Old Acquaintance_)
- _[The Voice of the Turtle](/wiki/The_Voice_of_the_Turtle_(film) "The Voice of the Turtle (film)")_, directed by [Irving Rapper](/wiki/Irving_Rapper "Irving Rapper") (1947, based on the play _[The Voice of the Turtle](/wiki/The_Voice_of_the_Turtle_(play) "The Voice of the Turtle (play)")_)
- _[I Remember Mama](/wiki/I_Remember_Mama_(film) "I Remember Mama (film)")_, directed by [George Stevens](/wiki/George_Stevens "George Stevens") (1948, based on the play _[I Remember Mama](/wiki/I_Remember_Mama_(play) "I Remember Mama (play)")_)
- _[I Am a Camera](/wiki/I_Am_a_Camera_(film) "I Am a Camera (film)")_, directed by [Henry Cornelius](/wiki/Henry_Cornelius "Henry Cornelius") (1955, based on the play _[I Am a Camera](/wiki/I_Am_a_Camera "I Am a Camera")_)
- _[Bell, Book and Candle](/wiki/Bell,_Book_and_Candle "Bell, Book and Candle")_, directed by [Richard Quine](/wiki/Richard_Quine "Richard Quine") (1958, based on the play _Bell, Book and Candle_)
- _[Cabaret](/wiki/Cabaret_(1972_film) "Cabaret (1972 film)")_, directed by [Bob Fosse](/wiki/Bob_Fosse "Bob Fosse") (1972, based on the play _[I Am a Camera](/wiki/I_Am_a_Camera "I Am a Camera")_)
- _[Rich and Famous](/wiki/Rich_and_Famous_(1981_film) "Rich and Famous (1981 film)")_, directed by [George Cukor](/wiki/George_Cukor "George Cukor") (1981, based on the play _Old Acquaintance_)

### Screenwriter

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- _[Unfaithful](/wiki/Unfaithful_(1931_film) "Unfaithful (1931 film)")_, directed by [John Cromwell](/wiki/John_Cromwell_(director) "John Cromwell (director)") (1931)
- _[Night Must Fall](/wiki/Night_Must_Fall_(1937_film) "Night Must Fall (1937 film)")_, directed by [Richard Thorpe](/wiki/Richard_Thorpe "Richard Thorpe") (1937)
- _[Parnell](/wiki/Parnell_(film) "Parnell (film)")_, directed by [John M. Stahl](/wiki/John_M._Stahl "John M. Stahl") (1937)
- _[Raffles](/wiki/Raffles_(1939_film) "Raffles (1939 film)")_, directed by [Sam Wood](/wiki/Sam_Wood "Sam Wood") (1939)
- _[Lucky Partners](/wiki/Lucky_Partners "Lucky Partners")_, directed by [Lewis Milestone](/wiki/Lewis_Milestone "Lewis Milestone") (1940)
- _[My Life with Caroline](/wiki/My_Life_with_Caroline "My Life with Caroline")_, directed by [Lewis Milestone](/wiki/Lewis_Milestone "Lewis Milestone") (1941)
- _[Johnny Come Lately](/wiki/Johnny_Come_Lately "Johnny Come Lately")_, directed by [William K. Howard](/wiki/William_K._Howard "William K. Howard") (1943)
- _[Gaslight](/wiki/Gaslight_(1944_film) "Gaslight (1944 film)")_, directed by [George Cukor](/wiki/George_Cukor "George Cukor") (1944)

### Articles Published in _Vedanta and the West_

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John Van Druten contributed articles to _Vedanta and the West_, the bi-monthly journal published by [Vedanta Society of Southern California](/wiki/Vedanta_Society#Vedanta_Society_of_Southern_California "Vedanta Society") from March 1943 until March 1958. From January 1951 to January 1958, John Van Druten was the Editorial Advisor to the journal, together with [Christopher Isherwood](/wiki/Christopher_Isherwood "Christopher Isherwood"), [Aldous Huxley](/wiki/Aldous_Huxley "Aldous Huxley"), and [Gerald Heard](/wiki/Gerald_Heard "Gerald Heard").[\[11\]](#cite_note-11)[\[12\]](#cite_note-12)[\[13\]](#cite_note-13)

- _I am Where I Have Always Been_ \- March - April, 1943
- _Maya and Mortal Mind_ \- January - February, 1944
- _Prayer_ \- March - April, 1944
- _A Letter_ \- March - April, 1945
- _One Element_ \- July - August, 1950
- _Vivekananda_ \- January - February, 1952
- _What Vedanta Means to Me_ \- March - April, 1952
- _Waste Its Sweetness_ \- November - December, 1954
- _Religion and the Drama_ \- September - October, 1955
- _The Final Unbandaging_ \- March - April, 1958

## Sources

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- _Who's Who in the Theatre_, Twelfth edition, ed John Parker, Pitman, London (1957)
- _The Oxford Companion to the Theatre_, ed [Phyllis Hartnoll](/wiki/Phyllis_Hartnoll "Phyllis Hartnoll"), Oxford (1985)  [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [0-19-211546-4](/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-211546-4 "Special:BookSources/0-19-211546-4")
- _The Oxford Companion to American Theatre_, ed [Gerald Bordman](/wiki/Gerald_Bordman "Gerald Bordman"), Oxford (1992) [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [0-19-507246-4](/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-19-507246-4 "Special:BookSources/0-19-507246-4")

## References

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01. **[^](#cite_ref-1)**William T Leonard (1981). _Theatre: Stage to Screen to Television_. Scarecrow Press. p. 1128.
02. ^ [_**a**_](#cite_ref-Vineberg_2-0) [_**b**_](#cite_ref-Vineberg_2-1) [_**c**_](#cite_ref-Vineberg_2-2) [_**d**_](#cite_ref-Vineberg_2-3) [_**e**_](#cite_ref-Vineberg_2-4)Vineberg, Steve. “John Van Druten and the Remnants of a Lost Era.” The Threepenny Review, no. 165, 2021, pp. 25–26. JSTOR, [\[1\]](https://www.jstor.org/stable/27094813) Accessed 8 Mar. 2023.
03. **[^](#cite_ref-3)**_Make Way for Lucia_, Samuel French edition 1999
04. **[^](#cite_ref-4)**Blades, Joe. “The Evolution of ‘Cabaret.’” Literature/Film Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 3, 1973, pp. 226–38. JSTOR, [\[2\]](http://www.jstor.org/stable/43795431) Accessed 9 Mar. 2023.
05. **[^](#cite_ref-5)**Isherwood, Christopher (2012). [_The Sixties: Diaries Volume Two 1960-1969_](https://books.google.com/books?id=gWY8NwJqVd4C&pg=PA703). Random House. p. 703. [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [9781446419304](/wiki/Special:BookSources/9781446419304 "Special:BookSources/9781446419304"). Retrieved 21 September 2017.
06. **[^](#cite_ref-6)**Blades, Joe. “The Evolution of ‘Cabaret.’” Literature/Film Quarterly, vol. 1, no. 3, 1973, pp. 226–38. JSTOR, [\[3\]](http://www.jstor.org/stable/43795431) Accessed 9 Mar. 2023.
07. **[^](#cite_ref-7)**Brooks, Patricia; Brooks, Jonathan (2006). "Chapter 8: East L.A. and the Desert". _Laid to Rest in California: a guide to the cemeteries and grave sites of the rich and famous_. Guilford, CT: Globe Pequot Press. pp. 247–8. [ISBN](/wiki/ISBN_(identifier) "ISBN (identifier)") [978-0762741014](/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0762741014 "Special:BookSources/978-0762741014"). [OCLC](/wiki/OCLC_(identifier) "OCLC (identifier)") [70284362](https://search.worldcat.org/oclc/70284362).
08. **[^](#cite_ref-8)**History of Vedanta in Southern California [\[4\]](http://www.vedantawritings.com/HVS4.pdf)
09. **[^](#cite_ref-9)**From the Index of the publication history of _Vedanta and the West_
10. **[^](#cite_ref-10)**“Front Matter.” The Virginia Quarterly Review, vol. 28, no. 4, 1952. JSTOR, [http://www.jstor.org/stable/26439659](http://www.jstor.org/stable/26439659). Accessed 9 Mar. 2023
11. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** From the Index of the publication history of _Vedanta and the West_
12. **[^](#cite_ref-12)**“Front Matter.” The Virginia Quarterly Review, vol. 28, no. 4, 1952. JSTOR, [\[5\]](http://www.jstor.org/stable/26439659) Accessed 9 Mar. 2023
13. **[^](#cite_ref-13)**“Brief Comments.” The American Scholar, vol. 21, no. 1, 1951, pp. 125–28. JSTOR, [\[6\]](http://www.jstor.org/stable/41206876) Accessed 9 Mar. 2023.

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