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Helen Krich Chinoy Biography (1922-)

Addresses: Office: Theatre Department, Smith College, Northampton, MA,06010.

"I feel that I was marked for life by the idea of theatre as culture, community and commitment."

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

writer, theater historian, teacher

Birth Details

September 25, 1922

Newark, New Jersey

Famous Works

• Books
• Actors on Acting (edited with Toby Cole) 1949, 1970, paperback edition, 1980; Directors on Directing (edited with Toby Cole), 1953, 1963; The Impact of the Drector on American Plays, Playwrights and Theatres, 1963; The American Theatre: A Sum of Its Parts, 1972; Women in American Theatre (edited with Linda Walsh Jenkins), 1981.
• Articles in Periodicals
• "The Director as Mythagog: Jonathan Miller Talks about Directing Shakespeare," Educational Theatre Journal, 1976; "Reunion: A Self-Portrait ofthe Group Theatre," Educational Theatre Journal, 1977; "Art Versus Business: The Role of Women in American Theatre" The Drama Review, 1980;"The Poetics of Politics," Theatre Journal, 1983.
• Contributions to Books of Collected Articles
• "Hallie Flanagan Davis" in Notable American Women, 1980; "The Founding of the Group Theatre" in Theatrical Touring and Founding, 1981; "Women in Theatre in the 1920's" in Women, the Arts, and the 1920'sin Paris and New York, 1982.
• Theatre-Related Career
• Teaching--New York University, Queens College, Rutgers University, 1944-48; Smith College, 1953-60; University of Leicester (England), 1963-64; SmithCollege, 1965-present. Articles and Reviews--Encyclopedia Britannica; Enciclopedia dello Spettacolo; Dictionary of American Biography; Theatre Arts Magazine; Players Magazine; Modern Drama. Associate Editor--Educational Theatre Journal.