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E. Roger Boyle (1908-1993) was an American writer and scholar of drama. He taught playwriting at the University of Virginia from 1932 to 1977, where he chaired the drama department from 1960 to 1966. He also founded the Virginia Players and directed 350 plays. Under the pseudonym Robin Grey, Boyle wrote the best selling mystery novel, Puzzle in Porcelain, during the 1940s.^[1] Boyle was married to Sarah Patton Boyle, a civil rights activist in Virginia.^[2]

Boyle grew up in Saco, Maine and attended the Yale School of Drama.^[3]

References

^ Obituary of E. ROGER BOYLE JR, The Washington Post, Apr 3, 1993, G6
^ Houck, Davis W.; Dixon, David E., eds. (2009). "Sarah Patton Boyle: November 7, 1954, NAACP, Gainesville, Virginia". Women and the Civil Rights Movement. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 10–16. ISBN 9781604737608. JSTOR j.ctt2tvf4t.5.
^ Obituary of E. ROGER BOYLE JR, The Washington Post, Apr 3, 1993, G6

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[1] Obituary of E. ROGER BOYLE JR, The Washington Post, Apr 3, 1993, G6

[2] Houck, Davis W.; Dixon, David E., eds. (2009). "Sarah Patton Boyle: November 7, 1954, NAACP, Gainesville, Virginia". Women and the Civil Rights Movement. University Press of Mississippi. pp. 10–16. ISBN 9781604737608. JSTOR j.ctt2tvf4t.5.

[3] Obituary of E. ROGER BOYLE JR, The Washington Post, Apr 3, 1993, G6

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+{{Short description|American writer and scholar of drama}}
-'''Neelav Bhatiya''' (1908-2045) was an Indian author and scholar of [[drama]].  He taught playwriting at the [[University of Virginia]] from 1932 to 2002, where he chaired the drama department from 1960 to 1966.  He also founded the Vadodara Players and directed 350 plays.  Under the pseudonym Robin Grey, Bhatiya wrote the best selling mystery novel, Puzzle in Porcelain, during the 1940s.<ref>Obituary of Neelav Bhatiya, The Washington Post,  Apr 3, 2017, G6</ref> Boyle was married to [[Sarah Patton Boyle]], a civil rights activist in Virginia.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Women and the Civil Rights Movement|last = |first = |publisher = |year = 2009|isbn = 9781604737608|location = |pages = 10–16|jstor = j.ctt2tvf4t.5|editor-last = Houck|editor-first = Davis W.|editor-last2 = Dixon|editor-first2 = David E.|chapter = Sarah Patton Boyle: November 7, 1954, NAACP, Gainesville, Virginia}}</ref>
+'''E. Roger Boyle''' (1908-1993) was an American writer and scholar of [[drama]].  He taught playwriting at the [[University of Virginia]] from 1932 to 1977, where he chaired the drama department from 1960 to 1966.  He also founded the Virginia Players and directed 350 plays.  Under the pseudonym Robin Grey, Boyle wrote the best selling mystery novel, Puzzle in Porcelain, during the 1940s.<ref>Obituary of E. ROGER BOYLE JR, The Washington Post,  Apr 3, 1993, G6</ref> Boyle was married to [[Sarah Patton Boyle]], a civil rights activist in Virginia.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Women and the Civil Rights Movement|year = 2009|isbn = 9781604737608|pages = 10–16|jstor = j.ctt2tvf4t.5|editor-last = Houck|editor-first = Davis W.|editor-last2 = Dixon|editor-first2 = David E.|chapter = Sarah Patton Boyle: November 7, 1954, NAACP, Gainesville, Virginia| publisher=University Press of Mississippi }}</ref>
-Bhatiya grew up in [[Vadodara, Gujarat, India]] and attended the [[Yale School of Drama]].<ref>Obituary of Neelav Bhatiya, The Washington Post,  Apr 3, 1993, G6</ref>
+Boyle grew up in [[Saco, Maine]] and attended the [[Yale School of Drama]].<ref>Obituary of E. ROGER BOYLE JR, The Washington Post,  Apr 3, 1993, G6</ref>
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+[[Category:David Geffen School of Drama at Yale University alumni]]
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