▁The ▁Di ary ▁of ▁Anne ▁Frank ▁( 1 9 5 5 ), ▁The ▁Music ▁Man ▁( 1 9 5 7 ), ▁ ▁Look ▁Home ward , ▁Angel ▁( 1 9 5 7 ), ▁and ▁Equ us ▁( 1 9 7 3 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁Blo om g arden ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Brook lyn ▁to ▁Z em ad ▁and ▁An nie ▁( née ▁Gro den ) ▁Blo om g arden , ▁where ▁he ▁attended ▁the ▁local ▁public ▁schools . ▁He ▁major ed ▁in ▁account ing ▁at ▁New ▁York ▁University ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁Cert ified ▁Public ▁Account ant ▁after ▁his ▁gradu ation ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Blo om g arden ▁transition ed ▁into ▁the ater ▁after ▁meeting ▁Arthur ▁Beck hard ▁at ▁a ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁dinner ▁party , ▁who ▁convinced ▁Blo om g arden , ▁as ▁he ▁later ▁rec ount ed , ▁that ▁" the ▁the ater ▁was ▁for ▁me ". ▁He ▁worked ▁for ▁Beck hard ▁as ▁his ▁general ▁manager , ▁before ▁accepting ▁the ▁same ▁position ▁with ▁H erman ▁Sh um lin . ▁In ▁his ▁ten ▁years ▁with ▁Sh um lin , ▁he ▁helped ▁produce ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁L ill ian ▁Hell man ' s ▁plays , ▁including ▁The ▁Children ' s ▁H our ▁( 1 9 3 4 ), ▁The ▁Little ▁Fox es ▁( 1 9 3 9 ), ▁and ▁Watch ▁on ▁the ▁Rh ine ▁( 1 9 4 2 ), ▁and ▁The ▁L ark ▁( 1 9 5 2 ), ▁Hell man ' s ▁English