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Richard Vetere Biography (1952-)

Born January 15, 1952, in New York, NY; son of Albert (a clerk) and Angelina(maiden name, Guiliano) Vetere. Addresses: Office: Writing Company, 15517 Sanford Ave., Flushing, NY 11355.; Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Writer

Birth Details

January 15, 1952

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• WRITINGS
• Stage Plays
• Nero (two-act), produced at Nighthouse Theatre, New York City, 1974
• Hadrian's Hill (two-act), produced at Provincetown Playhouse, NewYork City, 1975
• Night over the Tiber (two-act), produced at Provincetown Playhouse, 1976
• Rockaway Boulevard (two-act), produced at Actors Studio, New YorkCity, 1979
• Johnny on the Pony (two-act), produced at Actors Studio, 1979
• The New Living Newspaper, Volume I, Number 2 (two-act), produced in New York City, 1979
• Brooklyn Voices (one-act), produced at New York Technical College,New York City, 1980
• Joey "No Talk" (two-act), produced at Actors Studio, 1980-1981
• Gangster Apparel, produced at Judith Anderson Theatre, New York City, 1991
• First Love, produced at Gloucester Stage Company, Gloucester, MA,2000
• The Atheist in All of Us, produced at Lex Theater, Hollywood, CA,2000
• One Shot, One Kill, produced at Primary Stages, New York City, 2002
• Also wrote Paradise (two-act); How to Go Out on a Date in Queens; The Vows; Penelope Corelli; The Engagement; The Classic.
• Opera Librettos
• The Forgotten, Cami Theatre, New York City, 1977
• Also wrote The First Born and A Letter, both produced at Cami Theatre.
• Screenplays
• Nuts and Bolts, Legend Films, 1979
• A Night to Dismember, American/East End Films, 1981
• Vigilante (also known as Street Gang), Film Ventures, 1983
• (With F. Kenneth Lin and Rudolph Marinelli) War of the Wizards, Eastern Media, 1983
• The Third Miracle, 1999
• How to Go Out on a Date in Queens, 2002
• Also wrote Downtown, East End Films.
• Television Movies
• The Marriage Fool (also known as Love after Death), CBS, 1998
• Touched by a Killer, Lifetime, 2001
• Television Specials
• "Hale the Hero," General Motors Playwrights Theatre, Arts and Entertainment, 1992
• Television Episodes
• Dellaventura, CBS, 1997
• Also wrote episodes of Hoop Life, Showtime.
• Other
• Memories of Human Hands (poems), Manyland Books, 1976
• The Last Detective (novella), Seagull, 1978
• A Dream of Angels (poems), Northwoods Press, 1984
• The Third Miracle (novel), Carol & Graf, 1997
• Author of Maniac, a novelization of a feature film. Work represented in anthologies, including East Coast Writers Anthology, East CoastWriters, 1976; and Words to Go Anthology, Cultural Council Foundation,1980. Contributor to literary journals, including Poets On, Slipstream, Images, Raccoon, and Abraxis. Source, editor in chief, 1976-1979, contributing editor, 1979-1980.