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Ronald Tavel Biography (1941-)

Surname is pronounced Tah-VEL; born May 17, 1941, in Brooklyn, NY; son of George and Florence (Sterns) Tavel. Addresses: HOME--438 West Broadway, New York, NY 10012. AGENT--c/o Helen Merrill, 337 W. 22nd Street, New York, NY10011.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

May 17, 1941

Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL FILM APPEARANCES
• Fifty Fantasticks, 1964.
• Bitch, 1965.
• Jail, 1967.
• Suicide Notions: Fire Escape, 1972.
• In Search of the Cobra Jewels, 1972.
• (Lyricist) No More Masterpieces, Mention Records, 1971.
• Writings;PLAYS
• Christina's World, 1958, published in Chicago Review, 1963.
• Tarzan of the Flicks, Goddard College, Plainfield, VT, 1965.
• Screen Test, 1965.
• The Life of Juanita Castro, Shower, both St. Mark's Playhouse, New York City, 1965, published in Tri-Quarterly, 1966, then The Young American Writers,Funk, 1967.
• Vinyl, Caffe Cino, New York City, 1967, published in Clyde, 1966.
• The Life of Lady Godiva, Play-House of the Ridiculous, New York City, 1966, published in The New Underground Theatre, Bantam, 1968.
• Indira Gandhi's Daring Device, Screen Test, both Play-House of the Ridiculous, 1966.
• Kitchenette, Play-House of the Ridiculous, 1967, published in Partisan Review, 1967.
• Gorilla Queen, Judson Poets Theatre, then Martinique Theatre, both New York City, 1967, published in The Best of Off-Broadway Theatre, Dutton, 1969, then in The Off-Off-Broadway Book, Bobbs-Merrill, 1972.
• Canticle of the Nightingale, produced in Stockholm, Sweden, 1968, then Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1973.
• Cleobis and Bito, Extension Theatre, New York City, 1968.
• Arenas of Lutetia, Judson Poets Theatre, 1968, published in Experiments in Prose, Swallow Press, 1969.
• Boy on the Straight-Back Chair, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1969.
• Vinyl Visits an FM Station, Playwrights Unit, New York City, 1970, published in Drama Review, 1970.
• Bigfoot, Theatre Genesis, New York City, 1972.
• Secrets of the Citizens Correction Committee, St. Clements Church Theatre, New York City, 1973, published in Scripts, 1972.
• How Jacqueline Kennedy Became Queen of Greece, Theatre Genesis, 1973.
• The Last Days of British Honduras, New York Shakespeare Festival, PublicTheatre, New York City, 1974.
• Playbirth, The Clown's Tail, both 1976.
• Gazelle Boy, The Ovens of Anita Orangejuice, both 1977.
• The Ark of God, The Nutcracker in the Land of Nuts, both 1979.
• Success and Succession, Theatre for the New City, New York City, 1983.
• SCREENPLAYS; ALL PRODUCED BY ANDY WARHOL FILMS, INC.
• Harlot, 1964, published in Film Culture, 1966.
• The Life of Juanita Castro, 1965.
• Philip's Screen Test (unreleased), 1965.
• Kitchen, 1965.
• Horse, 1965.
• Space, 1965.
• Suicide, 1965.
• Withering Sights, 1966.
• The Chelsea Girls, 1966.
• Hedy, or the Fourteen Year Old Girl, 1966.
• Vinyl, 1967.
• Words for Bryan to Sing and Dance, 1971.
• Writings;NONFICTION
• The Banana Diary (book-length essay), published in Film Culture, 1966.
• The New American Cinema, Dutton, 1967.
• Also contributed poetry and criticism to Inter/View, The Lyric, Poets atLe Metro, Writing at Wyoming, Chicago Review, Wormwood, Tri-Quarterly, Aspen,Film Culture, Graffiti, and Filmwise.
• Writings;FICTION
• Streets of Stairs, selections published in Chicago Review, 1964, completebook published in 1968.