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Dale Wasserman Biography (1917-)

Born November 2, 1917, in Rhinelander, WI; son of Samuel (a motion picture theatre operator) and Hilda (Paykel) Wasserman; married Ramsay Ames (an actress), 1966. Addresses: HOME--Palm Springs, CA. OFFICE--3240 Moorpark Road, Moorpark, CA 93021.

Man of La Mancha is the third-longest running musical in the history of New York theatre.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

November 2, 1917

Rhinelander, Wisconsin, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK
• founder and artistic director, Midwest Professional Playwrights Laboratory.
• PRINCIPAL FILM WORK; CO-PRODUCER Mr. Buddwing, 1965.
• A Walk with Love and Death, 1969.
• Man of La Mancha, United Artists, 1972.
• Writings
• PLAYS,PRODUCED AND PUBLISHED (With Bruce Geller) Living the Life, PhoenixTheatre, New York City, 1955.
• The Pencil of God, Karamu Theatre, Cleveland, OH, 1961.
• 998, Professional Workshop Theatre, Hollywood, CA, 1966.
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1963, published by Samuel French, 1970.
• Man of La Mancha (book; music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion), first produced at the Washington Square Theatre of the American National TheatreAcademy, New York City, 1965 and later continued its run at the Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, until 1968, published by Random House, 1966.
• Also Play with Fire, 1978; Great Big River, 1981; Shakespeare and the Indians, 1983.
• Writings;SCREENPLAYS
• World of Strangers, 1954.
• The Vikings, United Artists, 1955.
• Two Faces to Go, 1959.
• Aboard the Flying Swan, 1962.
• Jangadeiro, 1962.
• Cleopatra, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1963.
• Quick, Before It Melts, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964.
• Mister Buddwing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965.
• A Walk With Love and Death, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1969.
• Man of La Mancha, United Artists, 1972.
• Writings;TELEPLAYS
• Elisha and the Long Knives, 1954.
• Fiddlin' Man, 1954.
• Boys Will Be Boys, 1955.
• The Luck of Roaring Camp, 1956.
• The Fool Killer, 1956.
• Collision, 1956.
• "The Fog," Climax, CBS, 1956.
• "The Time of the Draught," Ponds' Theatre, ABC, 1957.
• "Long After Summer," Alcoa Hour, NBC, 1957.
• "The Milwaukee Rocket," Matinee Theatre, NBC, 1957.
• "The Bequest," Four Star Theatre, NBC, 1957.
• "The Forger," Ponds' Theatre, ABC.
• "The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg," Matinee Theatre, NBC, 1958.
• The Medallion, 1958.
• The Gentle Grafter, 1958.
• Eichmann, 1958.
• Look What's Going On, 1959.
• Engineer of Death, 1959.
• "I, Don Quixote," Dupont Show of the Month, CBS, 1959.
• The Citadel, ABC, 1959.
• "American Primitive," Studio One, CBS, 1959.
• "Brotherhood of the Bell," Studio One, CBS, 1960.
• The Power and the Glory, 1960.
• "The Lincoln Murder Case," Dupont Show of the Month, NBC, 1962.
• "Circle of Death," True, CBS, 1962.
• "The Stranger," Richard Boone Anthology, NBC, 1963.
• Also the author of nearly twenty-five additional teleplays from 1955-65.
• Writings;PILOTS
• The Blue Angels, 1960.
• Grand Deception, 1961.
• Writings;PERIODICALS
• Contributor: Redbook, True, Argosy, Variety, and The New York Times.