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Mordecai Gorelik Biography (1899-1990)

Also known as Max; born August 25, 1899, in Shchedrin, Minsk, Russia (now U.S.S.R); died of cancer, March 7, 1990, in Sarasota, FL; son of Morris and Bertha (Dirskin) Gorelik; married Frances Strauss, 1935 (deceased); married Loraine Kabler, 1972; children: one son, one daughter.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

August 25, 1899

Shchedrin, Minsk, Russia

Death Details

March 7, 1990

Sarasota, Florida, United States

Famous Works

• Credits
• STAGE DESIGNER,EXCEPT AS NOTED King Hunger, Players Club, Philadelphia, PA, 1924.
• Processional, Garrick Theatre, New York City, 1925.
• The Last Love, Schildkraut Theatre, New York City, 1926.
• Nirvana, Greenwich Village Theatre, New York City, 1926.
• The Moon Is a Gong, Cherry Lane Theatre, New York City, 1926.
• Loudspeaker, 52nd Street Theatre, New York City, 1927.
• The Final Balance, Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1928.
• God, Man and the Devil, Yiddish Art Theatre, New York City, 1928.
• Uncle Moses, Yiddish Art Theatre, New York City, 1930.
• 1931, Mansfield Theatre, New York City, 1931.
• Success Story, Maxine Elliott's Theatre, New York City, 1932.
• Big Night, Maxine Elliott's Theatre, 1933.
• Little Ol' Boy, Playhouse Theatre, New York City, 1933.
• Men in White, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1933.
• All Good Americans, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1933.
• Gentlewoman, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1934.
• Sailors of Cattaro, Civic Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1934.
• Mother, Civic Repertory Theatre, 1935.
• The Young Go First, Park Theatre, 1935.
• Golden Boy, Belasco Theatre, New York City, 1937, then St. James Theatre,London, 1938.
• Tortilla Flat, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1938.
• Casey Jones, Fulton Theatre, New York City, 1938.
• Thunder Rock, Mansfield Theatre, 1938.
• Rocket to the Moon, Belasco Theatre, 1938.
• The Quiet City, Belasco Theatre, 1939.
• Night Music, Belasco Theatre, 1940.
• Walk Into My Parlor, Sayville Theatre, New York City, 1941.
• Volpone, Actors Laboratory Theatre, Los Angeles, 1944, Rooftop Theatre, New York City, 1957.
• (And director) Doctor Knock, Biarritz American University, Paris, France,1945.
• All My Sons, Coronet Theatre, New York City, 1947.
• (And director) Paul Thompson Forever, Actors Laboratory Theatre, 1947.
• Desire Under the Elms, ANTA Theatre, New York City, 1952.
• (And director) Danger--Men Working, Circle Workshop, New York City, 1952.
• (And director) The Flowering Peach, Belasco Theatre, 1954.
• A Hatful of Rain, Lyceum Theatre, New York City, 1955.
• (And director) Born Yesterday, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH, 1956.
• The Sin of Pat Muldoon, Cort Theatre, 1957.
• Guests of the Nation, Theatre Marquee, New York City, 1958.
• A Distant Bell, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 1960.
• (And director) The Annotated Hamlet, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, 1961.
• (And director) The Dybbuk, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, 1961.
• The House of Bernarda Alba, Southern Illinois University, 1962.
• Marseilles, Southern Illinois University, 1962.
• Good Woman of Setzuan, Southern Illinois University, 1964.
• (And director) The Dybbuk, San Jose State College, San Jose, CA, 1965.
• Also designer and director for The Front Page, 1947; The Firebugs, California State University, 1964; Rainbow Terrace, California State University, 1966. Designer of Waiting for Lefty.
• Credits; MAJOR TOURS
• Designer, Saint Joan, U.S. cities, 1954.
• Credits; FILM PRODUCTION DESIGNER
• None But the Lonely Heart, RKO Radio Pictures, 1944.
• Our Street, Republic Pictures, 1944.
• Days of Glory, RKO Radio Pictures, 1944.
• Salt to the Devil, Eagle/Lion, 1949.
• L'Ennemi publique no. 1 (also known as Most Wanted Man), Cite Films, 1954.
• Writings;PLAYS
• Paul Thompson Forever, produced at Southern Illinois University, 1947.
• The Annotated Hamlet produced at California State University, 1961.
• (Translator) Max Frisch, Firebugs (produced at California State University, 1964, produced at Martinique Theatre, New York City, 1968), Hill & Wang, 1963.
• Rainbow Terrace, produced at California State University, 1966.
• Toward a Larger Theatre: Seven Plays by Mordecai Gorelik (includes Yes and No, Andrus, or the Vision, Rainbow Terrace, The Feast of Unreason, Mrs. Disaster, The Big Day, Paul Thompson Forever, and Toward a Larger Theatre), University Press of America, 1988.
• Also author of Megan's Son.
• Writings;OTHER
• New Theatres for Old, Samuel French, 1940.