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Collyer brothers

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Collyer brothers
(Homer, 1882–1947) (Langely, 1886–1947) wealthy brothers who lived barren and secluded lives in junk-laden Harlem mansion. [Am. Hist.: Facts (1947) 116; Am. Lit.: My Brother’s Keeper.]
See : Miserliness
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Having its world premiere at Burbank's Colony Theatre, ``Clutter,'' by playwright Mark Saltzman, is a complicated, overly expositional chronicle of the Collyer brothers that is burdened with a plethora of facts and subplots.
TOO MUCH EXCESS IN 'CLUTTER' by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
A program note for Richard Greenberg's new play, The Dazzle, asserts that it is "based on the lives of the Collyer brothers, about whom I know almost nothing.
The Dazzle by Shewey, Don / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
Playwright Richard Greenberg's The Dazzle, about the eccentric Collyer brothers, runs off-Broadway through May, followed by a different production of the play in Chicago.
The shows must go on: laugh? Cry? Sing? Plays and musicals created by ... by Raymond, Gerard / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
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