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Arvin Brown Biography (1940-)

Full name, Arvin Bragin Brown; born May 24, 1940, in Los Angeles, CA; son ofHerman S. and Annette R. (maiden name, Edelman) Brown; married Joyce Ebert (an actress), November 2, 1969 (deceased August, 1997).

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Director, producer

Birth Details

May 24, 1940

Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Director
• Long Day's Journey into Night, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT,1966
• Misalliance, Long Wharf Theatre, 1967
• The Glass Menagerie, Long Wharf Theatre, 1967
• The Rehearsal, Long Wharf Theatre, 1967
• The Indian Wants the Bronx, London, 1967
• A Whistle in the Dark, Long Wharf Theatre, 1968
• Don Juan in Hell, Long Wharf Theatre, 1968
• The Lion in Winter, Long Wharf Theatre, 1968
• A Whistle in the Dark, Mercury Theatre, New York City, 1969
• The Indian Wants the Bronx and It's Called Sugar Plum (double-bill), Long Wharf Theatre, 1969
• Ghosts, Long Wharf Theatre, 1969
• Tango, Long Wharf Theatre, 1969
• Hay Fever, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1970
• Country People, Long Wharf Theatre, 1970
• Spoon River Anthology, Long Wharf Theatre, 1970
• Yegor Bulichov, Long Wharf Theatre, 1970
• Long Day's Journey into Night, Promenade Theatre, New York City, 1971
• You Can't Take It with You, Long Wharf Theatre, 1971
• The Contractor, Long Wharf Theatre, 1971
• Solitaire/Double Solitaire, Long Wharf Theatre, 1971, then John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1971
• Hamlet, Long Wharf Theatre, 1972
• The Iceman Cometh, Long Wharf Theatre, 1972
• What Price Glory?, Long Wharf Theatre, 1972
• The Changing Room, Long Wharf Theatre, 1972
• "A Swan Song" in Troika, Long Wharf Theatre, 1972
• Juno and the Paycock, Long Wharf Theatre, 1973
• The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd, Long Wharf Theatre, 1973
• Forget-Me-Not Lane, Long Wharf Theatre, 1973, then Center TheatreGroup, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles, 1973
• The Seagull, Long Wharf Theatre, 1974
• The National Health, Long Wharf Theatre, 1974, then Circle in theSquare, New York City, 1974
• Saint Joan, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1974
• Juno and the Paycock, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Williamstown,MA, 1974
• Ah, Wilderness!, Long Wharf Theatre, 1974, then Circle in the Square, 1975
• Artichoke, Long Wharf Theatre, 1975
• The Archbishop's Ceiling, Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts,Washington, DC, 1976-1977
• Privates on Parade, Long Wharf Theatre, 1978
• I Sent a Letter to My Love, Long Wharf Theatre, 1978
• Mary Barnes, Long Wharf Theatre, 1979
• Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Long Wharf Theatre, 1979
• Strangers, John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1979
• Watch on the Rhine, Long Wharf Theatre, 1979, then John Golden Theatre, New York City, 1980
• American Buffalo, Long Wharf Theatre, 1980, then Circle in the Square Downtown, New York City, 1981-1982, later Booth Theatre, New York City, 1983-1984
• Open Admissions, Long Wharf Theatre, 1982
• The Cherry Orchard, Long Wharf Theatre, 1982
• Free and Clear, Long Wharf Theatre, 1982
• A View from the Bridge, Long Wharf Theatre, 1982, then AmbassadorTheatre, New York City, 1983
• Tobacco Road, Long Wharf Theatre, 1984
• Albert Herring, Long Wharf Theatre, 1984
• Requiem for a Heavyweight, Long Wharf Theatre, 1984, then Martin Beck Theatre, New York City, 1985
• Joe Egg (also known as A Day in the Death of Joe Egg), Roundabout Theatre, New York City, 1984-1985, then Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1985
• The Normal Heart, Long Wharf Theatre, 1985
• All My Sons, Long Wharf Theatre, 1986, then John Golden Theatre, 1987
• Self Defense, Long Wharf Theatre, 1987, then Joyce Theatre, New York City, 1987
• Our Town, Long Wharf Theatre, 1987
• Ah, Wilderness!, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1988, thenNeil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1988
• The Crucible, Long Wharf Theatre, 1989
• Stage II Workshops: Established Price, Long Wharf Theatre, 1990
• The Voysey Inheritance, Long Wharf Theatre, 1990
• Picnic, Long Wharf Theatre, 1990
• Booth Is Back, Long Wharf Theatre, 1991
• A Touch of the Poet, Long Wharf Theatre, 1991
• Chinese Coffee, Circle in the Square Uptown, New York City, 1992
• Private Lives, Broadhurst Theatre, New York City, 1992
• A Month in the Country, Long Wharf Theatre, 1992
• The Twilight of the Golds, Booth Theatre, New York City, 1993
• Absurd Person Singular, Long Wharf Theatre, 1993
• Misalliance, Long Wharf Theatre, 1994
• Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Long Wharf Theatre, 1994
• The Entertainer, Long Wharf Theatre, 1995
• Denial, Long Wharf Theatre, 1995
• A Song at Twilight, Long Wharf Theatre, 1996
• Also directed The Stronger, University of Bristol, Bristol, England; and A Memory of Two Mondays.
• Opera
• Albert Herring, Long Wharf Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1985
• Turandot, Connecticut Grand Opera, 1986
• The Tender Land, Long Wharf Theatre, 1987
• Don Giovanni, Virginia Opera, 1987
• Regina, Long Wharf Theatre, 1988
• Anna Bolena, Virginia Opera, 1989
• Cosi fan tutte, Virginia Opera, 1991
• Porgy and Bess, Metropolitan Opera, 1992
• The Crucible, Tulsa Opera, 1995
• Television Director
• Episodic
• "Changing of the Guard," Picket Fences, CBS, 1995
• "The Parent Rap," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1996
• "My Romance," Picket Fences, CBS, 1996
• "The Z Files," Picket Fences, CBS, 1996
• "Jealousy," Relativity, 1996
• "World's without Love," Ally McBeal, Fox, 1998
• "Driveway to Heaven," To Have & to Hold, CBS, 1998
• "Another Day," The Practice, ABC, 1998
• "Love and Honor," The Practice, ABC, 1998
• "Free Dental," The Practice, ABC, 1999
• "Committed," The Practice, ABC, 1999
• "Music from My Life," Any Day Now, Lifetime, 1999
• "Higher Calling," Snoops, ABC, 1999
• "285 South: Part 1," Roswell (also known as Roswell High),The WB, 1999
• "Settling," The Practice, ABC, 2000
• "Summary Judgments," The Practice, ABC, 2000
• "Brothers' Keepers," The Practice, ABC, 2000
• "Learner's Permit," Once and Again, ABC, 2000
• "Ex, Lies and Videotape," Popular, The WB, 2000
• "Vanished: Part 1," The Practice, ABC, 2001
• "The Claw Is Our Master," Judging Amy, CBS, 2001
• "Neutral Corners," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2001
• "Loyalties," The Guardian, CBS, 2001
• "Nice Guys Finish Last," Ed (also known as Stuckeyville), NBC, 2002
• "Sleeping Dogs Lie," The Agency, CBS, 2002
• "Blood Relatives," Crossing Jordan, NBC, 2002
• "The Gift of Life," Crossing Jordan, NBC, 2002
• "Scared Straight," Crossing Jordan, NBC, 2002
• "Fire and Ice," Crossing Jordan, NBC, 2003
• "The Making of a Trial Attorney," The Practice, ABC, 2003
• Also directed episodes of Moloney; 413 Hope Street, Fox; Nothing Sacred, ABC; Party of Five, Fox; Dawson's Creek, The WB; Kate Brasher.
• Specials
• "The Widowing of Mrs. Holroyd," Theatre in America, PBS, 1974
• "Forget-Me-Not Lane," Theatre in America, PBS, 1975
• "Ah, Wilderness!," Theatre in America, PBS, 1976
• Close Ties, E! Entertainment Television, 1983
• The Gin Game, PBS, 2003
• Movies
• Diary of the Dead, 1980
• A Change of Heart (also known as Promises & Lies), Lifetime, 1998
• The Inspector General, 2000
• Just Ask My Children, Lifetime, 2001
• Open House, CBS, 2003
• Too Many Lovers, 2003

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• American Theatre, July, 2001