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Goodman, Arthur

(?   -1965) US playwright in whose Alternate History play, If Booth Had Missed: A Drama of the Reconstruction Period (performed 13 May 1931 Craig Theatre, New York; 1932), the Jonbar Point is as indicated in the title. Lincoln is subsequently impeached for continuing to attempt to create a better union, and on being found not guilty is duly assassinated. [JC]

Arthur Goodman

born

died 5 February 1965

works

• If Booth Had Missed: A Drama of the Reconstruction Period (New York: Samuel French, 1932) [play: first performed 4 February 1932 Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York: hb/nonpictorial]

links

Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls and Graham Sleight.
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