His play, "The Rainmaker" at the American Blues Theater in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for 2016 Joseph Jefferson (Equity) Award for Midsize Play Production.
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He died at his home in Manhattan, NYC.
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After a brief career as a $10 a bout prizefighter, he enrolled in the University of Philadelphia, eventually graduating in English and philosophy. In 1940, he taught drama at Bryn Mawr Colllege, having published his first play.
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His play, "The Rainmaker," was awarded the 1984 Joseph Jefferson Award Citation for Play Production at the Pegasus Players in Chicago, Illinois.
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1968 Tony Award, his book part of a Best Musical nomination for "The Happy Time."
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Says he wrote The Rainmaker (1956) as a tribute to his compassionate older sister, Mae, who "saved my life" by curing him of stuttering when he was a child, by acting as a tirelessly attentive listener.
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Bintang Kejora
1986
Between the Darkness and the Dawn
1985
TV Movie
The Parade
1984
TV Movie story / teleplay
The Rainmaker
1982
TV Movie play
Dragonfly
1976
written by
Prodavets dozhdya
1975
TV Movie play
Here Come the Brides
TV Series television developer - 51 episodes, 1968 - 1970 developed for television by - 1 episode, 1970 written by - 1 episode, 1968
Der Witzbold
1966
TV Movie play
Summer Fun
1966
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Der Regenmacher
1966
TV Movie play
De regenmaker
1966
TV Movie play
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1963
TV Mini-Series 1 episode
ITV Play of the Week
1963
TV Series writer - 1 episode
Unsere Jenny
1962
TV Movie play
Porgy and Bess
1959
screenplay
Matinee Theatre
1958
TV Series 1 episode
Cheyenne
1957
TV Series screenplay - 1 episode
The Rainmaker
1956
play / screenplay
Encounter
1956
TV Series 1 episode
Helen of Troy
1956
adaptation
London Playhouse
1956
TV Series original screenplay - 1 episode
Top of the World
1955
written by
Lux Video Theatre
1954
TV Series film adaptation - 1 episode
Goodyear Playhouse
TV Series writer - 3 episodes, 1953 - 1954 teleplay - 1 episode, 1953
The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse
TV Series writer - 2 episodes, 1953 teleplay - 1 episode, 1954