Jerome Weidman
Jerome Weidman (born April 4, 1913 in New York City , † October 6, 1998 in New York City) was an American writer , screenwriter and playwright .
Life
Jerome Weidman was born to Jewish immigrants in New York City . After graduating from DeWitt Clinton High School , he moved to the Bronx , where he worked in a clothing store like his father. He later studied at the City College of New York and at the " New York University Law School", writing short stories at the same time.
With I Can Get It for You Wholesale he published his first novel in 1937. The book was made into a film in 1951 and adapted into a musical in 1962 , which would be Barbra Streisand's Broadway debut . As early as 1949, his 1941 novel I'll Never Go There Anymore was filmed with the drama anti-blood hostility .
Together with George Abbott (book), Jerry Bock (music) and Sheldon Harnick (lyrics), Weidman worked on the musical Fiorello! together. For this they were not only awarded a Tony Award for the best musical in 1960 , but also received a Pulitzer Prize in the theater category.
Jerome Weidman is the father of John Weidman .
Works
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Filmography
- script
- 1950: The Damned Don't Cry
- 1953: The Eddie Cantor Story
- 1957: Deadly Scandal (Slander)
- Literary template
- 1949: Hostility to Blood (House of Strangers)
- 1952: Borrowed Happiness (Invitation)
Web links
- Jerome Weidman in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Jerome Weidman in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary: Jerome Weidman , independent.co.uk
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| SURNAME | Weidman, Jerome |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American novelist, screenwriter, and playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 4, 1913 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New York City , USA |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 6, 1998 |
| Place of death | New York City , USA |