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James Kirkwood Biography (1930-)

Born August 22, 1930, in Los Angeles, CA; son of James, Sr. (an actor and director) and Lila (an actress; maiden name, Lee) Kirkwood. Addresses: HOME--58 Oyster Shores Road, East Hampton, NY 11937. OFFICE--484 W. 44th Street, No. 45-R, New York, NY 10036. AGENT--(Novels) Jed Mattes, International Creative Management, 40 W. 57th Street, New York, NY 10019; (screenplays) Ron Mardigan, William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Real, Beverly Hills, CA, 90069.

A Chorus Line is the longest running play in the history of Broadway and is the only such production to run for more than 5,000 performances.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

August 22, 1930

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DEBUT--Jean d'Arc, Joan of Lorraine, touring production, 1947.
• BROADWAY DEBUT--Small Wonder, Coronet Theatre, 1949.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE APPEARANCES
• Dance Me a Song, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1950.
• Junior Miss, Lyceum Theatre, New York City.
• Panama Hattie, Dallas, TX.
• Oh Men, Oh Women and The Tender Trap, both Bucks County Playhouse, New Hope, PA.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Wonderful Town, Call Me Madam, Welcome Darling, The Rainmaker, Oh Men, OhWomen, The Tender Trap, and Mary, Mary, all U.S. cities.
• Never Too Late, South African cities.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL CABARET APPEARANCES
• (With Lee Goodman as a comedy-satire team) Bon Soir, The Blue Angel, andNumber One Fifth Avenue, all New York City.
• Mocambo, Hollywood, CA.
• Embassy Club, London.
• Tic-Toc Club, Montreal, PQ, Canada.
• Also appeared at Cafe Society and Le Ruban Bleu.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL TELEVISION APPEARANCES; EPISODIC
• The Ed Sullivan Show, CBS.
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents, CBS.
• Kraft Theatre, NBC.
• Credits; SERIES
• Mickey Emerson, Valiant Lady, CBS.
• regular, The Garry Moore Show, CBS.
• Credits; PRINCIPAL RADIO APPEARANCES
• (With Lee Goodman) Kirkwood-Goodman Show, WOR, New York City.
• Teenagers Unlimited, Mutual Broadcasting Network.
• Also Henry Aldrich, Theatre Guild of the Air.
• Writings;PLAYS
• There Must Be a Pony!, touring production, 1962.
• U.T.B.U. (Unhealthy to Be Unpleasant), Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1965, published by Samuel French, Inc., 1966.
• P.S. Your Cat Is Dead, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1975, published by Samuel French, Inc., 1976, then revised and produced Off-Broadway, 1978.
• (with Nicholas Dante) A Chorus Line, New York Shakespeare Festival, Newman Theatre, then Shubert Theatre, both New York City, 1975.
• Surprise, John Drew Theatre, Long Island, NY, 1981.
• Legends, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, then Majestic Theatre, Dallas, TX, and subsequent tour, all 1986.
• Writings;SCREENPLAYS
• Good Times/Bad Times, United Artists, 1968.
• Some Kind of Hero, Paramount, 1982.
• A Chorus Line, Universal, 1985.
• Also Witch Story, United Artists.
• Writings;TELEPLAYS
• There Must Be a Pony!, Columbia Pictures Television.
• Writings;FICTION
• There Must Be a Pony!, Little, 1960.
• Good Times/Bad Times, Simon & Schuster, 1968.
• American Grotesque, Simon & Schuster, 1970.
• P.S. Your Cat Is Dead, Stein & Day, 1972.
• Some Kind of Hero, Crowell, 1975.
• Hit Me with a Rainbow, Delacorte, 1980.