Mel Gussow Professions : Critic Born : December 19, 1933 Died : April 29, 2005 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Mel Gussow Though the clown is often deadpan, he is a connoisseur of laughter. Mel Gussow laughter joy happiness More than any other contemporary British playwright, Tom Stoppard populates his plays -- from Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead to The Invention of Love (his portrait of the poet and scholar A. E. Housman) -- with characters from life and literature. But one cannot always tell the difference between those who are real and those who are imaginary. Mel Gussow real play character Bring a child and ignore your inhibitions. Mel Gussow inhibitions children Similar Authors Betty Churcher critic Brooks Atkinson critic Brendan Gill critic Arthur Chu critic Arlene Croce critic Anita Sarkeesian critic All Authors