Jack Gelber Biography (1932-)

Born April 12, 1932, in Chicago, IL; son of Harold (a sheet metal worker) andMolly (Singer) Gelber; married Carol Westenberg, December 23, 1957; children: Jed, Amy. Addresses: HOME--697 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10025.AGENT--Ronald S. Konecky, 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Birth Details: April 12, 1932; Chicago, Illinois, United States

Famous Works

Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
The Kitchen, New Theatre, New York City, 1966.
The Cuban Thing, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA, then HenryMiller's Theatre, New York City, both 1968.
Indians, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1968.
Kool Aid, Forum Theatre, New York City, 1971.
The Chickencoop Chinaman, The Kid, both American Place Theatre, New YorkCity, 1972.
Barbary Shore, Public Theatre, New York City, 1974.
A Streetcar Named Desire, Academy Festival Theatre, Lake Forest, IL, 1976.
Jack Gelber's New Play: Rehearsal, American Place Theatre, 1976.
Eulogy for a Small Time Thief, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1977.

Seduced, American Place Theatre, 1979.
Writings;PLAYS
The Connection, Living Theatre, New York City, 1959, published by Grove Press, 1960.
The Apple, Living Theatre, 1961, published by Grove Press, 1961, later published in Two Plays, Viking, 1974.
Square in the Eye, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1965, published by Grove Press, 1966, later published in Two Plays, Viking, 1974.
The Cuban Thing, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA, then HenryMiller's Theatre, New York City, both 1968, published by Grove Press, 1969.
Sleep, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1972, published by Hill & Wang, 1972.
(adaptor) Barbary Shore, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1974.
Jack Gelber's New Play: Rehearsal, American Place Theatre, 1976.
Writings;FICTION
On Ice, Macmillan, 1964.
Writings;SCREENPLAYS
The Connection (based on his play of the same name), 1962.

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