Frank Gagliano Biography (1931-)

Full name, Francis Joseph Gagliano, born November 18, 1931, in Brooklyn, NY;son of Francis Paul and Nancy (La-Barbera) Gagliano; married Sandra Gordon (an operatic soprano), January 18, 1958; children: Francis Enrico. Addresses: AGENT--c/o Gilbert Parker, William Morris Agency, Inc., 1350 Avenue ofthe Americas, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Birth Details
November 18, 1931
Brooklyn, New York, United States

Famous Works

  • Writings
  • PLAYS,PRODUCED The Library Raid, Alley Theatre, Houston, TX, 1961.
  • Conerico Was Here to Stay (one-act), Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City,1965.
  • Night of the Dunce, Cherry Lane Theatre, 1966.
  • Father Uxbridge Wants to Marry, Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, Waterford,CT, then American Place Theatre, New York City, 1967.
  • The Hide-and-Seek Odyssey of Madeline Gimple (one-act), Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, then Project Create, New York City, 1967.
  • Frank Gagliano's City Scene (two one-acts entitled, "Paradise Gardens East" and "Conerico Was Here to Stay"), Fortune Theatre, New York City, 1969.
  • The Prince of Peasantmania, Milwaukee Repertory Company, WI, 1970, and O'Neill Theatre Center.
  • (with Lionel Bart) Quasimodo, 1971.
  • Anywhere the Wind Blows, 1972.
  • In the Voodoo Parlor of Marie Leveau and The Commedia World of Lafcadio Beau, both Eugene O'Neill Theatre Center, then Phoenix Theatre, New York City,1974.
  • (with Raymond Benson) The Resurrection of Jackie Cramer, E. P.
  • Conkle Workshop for Playwrights, University of Texas at Austin, University of Rhode Island Theatre, and New Dramatists, 1974.
  • (with Claibe Richardson) Congo Square, University of Rhode Island Theatre, 1975.
  • The Total Immersion of Madeleine Favorini, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, then New Dramatists, New York City, 1979.
  • Also The Humungus Toe Rides Again. Also represented in anthologies, including Showcase I, edited by John Lahr, Grove Press, 1970, and Scripts III, Houghton Mifflin Company.
  • Writings;SCREENPLAYS
  • The Bel Canto Gang and Those Talented Ladies from Suicide Street (a television movie).
  • Writings;TELEVISION PLAYS
  • "Big Sur," Experiment in Television, NBC, 1969.
  • The Private Eye of Hiram Bodoni, 1971; and Father Uxbridge Wants to Marry, PBS.