Biography
John Van Druten was an English playwright, theatre director and screenwriter. Born in London in 1901, he read law at the University of London and briefly practised as a solicitor before turning to writing. His first play was performed in 1924.
He achieved success on the London and New York stages with works including Young Woodley, Old Acquaintance and The Voice of the Turtle. Van Druten moved to the United States, where he became a citizen, and wrote screenplays including the 1944 adaptation of Gaslight. He also directed many of his own plays and others such as The King and I.
Among his best-known works are the plays I Remember Mama, Bell, Book and Candle and I Am a Camera, the last of which was adapted into the musical Cabaret.
