Frank Galati
Frank Joseph Galati (born November 29, 1943 in Highland Park , Illinois ) is an American theater director, actor and screenwriter.
Life
Galati is primarily active as a theater director and actor. So he staged a. a. the play The Pirate Queen and the musical Ragtime . He has been with the Steppenwolf Theater Company since 1986 . Galati also worked at Northwestern University .
For his participation in the script for the literary film The Travels of Mr. Leary Galati was nominated together with Lawrence Kasdan for the 1989 Oscar in the category Best Adapted Screenplay . The following year the two received a nomination for the British Academy Film Awards in 1990 .
In 1990 Galati received the Tony Award for Best Play for his play The Grapes of Wrath . In 2001 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Filmography
- 1984: Party Animal (The Party Animal)
- 1988: The Travels of Mr. Leary (The Accidental Tourist)
- 1991: American Playhouse (1 episode)
- 1993: The Moment of Truth (The American Clock , Movie made for TV)
Individual evidence
- ↑ steppenwolf.org, accessed on January 28, 2015 ( Memento of the original from June 15, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
Web links
- Frank Galati in the Internet Movie Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Galati, Frank |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Galati, Frank Joseph |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American theater director, stage actor, screenwriter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Highland Park , Illinois , United States |