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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Daniel J. Travanti to Dick Vitale
Richard Vetere Biography (1952-)
Born January 15, 1952, in New York, NY; son of Albert (a clerk) and Angelina(maiden name, Guiliano) Vetere. Addresses: Office: Writing Company, 15517 Sanford Ave., Flushing, NY 11355.; Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Writer
- Birth Details
- January 15, 1952
- New York, New York, United States
Famous Works
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WRITINGS
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Stage Plays
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Nero (two-act), produced at Nighthouse Theatre, New York City, 1974
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Hadrian's Hill (two-act), produced at Provincetown Playhouse, NewYork City, 1975
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Night over the Tiber (two-act), produced at Provincetown Playhouse, 1976
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Rockaway Boulevard (two-act), produced at Actors Studio, New YorkCity, 1979
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Johnny on the Pony (two-act), produced at Actors Studio, 1979
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The New Living Newspaper, Volume I, Number 2 (two-act), produced in New York City, 1979
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Brooklyn Voices (one-act), produced at New York Technical College,New York City, 1980
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Joey "No Talk" (two-act), produced at Actors Studio, 1980-1981
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Gangster Apparel, produced at Judith Anderson Theatre, New York City, 1991
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First Love, produced at Gloucester Stage Company, Gloucester, MA,2000
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The Atheist in All of Us, produced at Lex Theater, Hollywood, CA,2000
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One Shot, One Kill, produced at Primary Stages, New York City, 2002
- Also wrote Paradise (two-act); How to Go Out on a Date in Queens;
The Vows;
Penelope Corelli;
The Engagement;
The Classic.
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Opera Librettos
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The Forgotten, Cami Theatre, New York City, 1977
- Also wrote The First Born and A Letter, both produced at Cami Theatre.
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Screenplays
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Nuts and Bolts, Legend Films, 1979
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A Night to Dismember, American/East End Films, 1981
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Vigilante (also known as Street Gang), Film Ventures, 1983
- (With F. Kenneth Lin and Rudolph Marinelli) War of the Wizards, Eastern Media, 1983
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The Third Miracle, 1999
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How to Go Out on a Date in Queens, 2002
- Also wrote Downtown, East End Films.
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Television Movies
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The Marriage Fool (also known as Love after Death), CBS, 1998
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Touched by a Killer, Lifetime, 2001
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Television Specials
- "Hale the Hero," General Motors Playwrights Theatre, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
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Television Episodes
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Dellaventura, CBS, 1997
- Also wrote episodes of Hoop Life, Showtime.
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Other
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Memories of Human Hands (poems), Manyland Books, 1976
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The Last Detective (novella), Seagull, 1978
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A Dream of Angels (poems), Northwoods Press, 1984
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The Third Miracle (novel), Carol & Graf, 1997
- Author of Maniac, a novelization of a feature film. Work represented in anthologies, including East Coast Writers Anthology, East CoastWriters, 1976; and Words to Go Anthology, Cultural Council Foundation,1980. Contributor to literary journals, including Poets On,
Slipstream,
Images,
Raccoon, and Abraxis.
Source, editor in chief, 1976-1979, contributing editor, 1979-1980.
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