John Pielmeier Biography (1949-)

Born February 23, 1949, in Altoona, PA; son of Len and Louise (maiden name, Blackburn) Pielmeier; married Irene O'Brien (a writer and calligrapher), October 9, 1982. Addresses: Agent: Boz Graham, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Writer, actor, director
Birth Details: February 23, 1949; Altoona, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Jasmine, Memphis Is Gone, New York City, 1975
Tommy, Female Transport, Louisville, KY, 1975
Lymon, Ballad of the Sad Cafe, Louisville, 1975
Boy, Welcome to Andromeda, Louisville, 1975
Junior, Waterman, Minneapolis, MN, 1976
Billy, The Collected Works of Billy the Kid, Minneapolis, 1976
Burnaby, The Matchmaker, Minneapolis, 1976
Kid, Cold, Minneapolis, 1976
Dorcas, Gazelle Boy, Waterford, CT, 1977
Dennis, Scooter Thomas Makes It to the Top of the World, Waterford, 1977
Holidays, Louisville, 1979
Mark, The Shadow Box, Louisville, 1979
Mark Levine, Today a Little Extra, Louisville, 1980
The Front Page, Baltimore, MD, 1980
Lysander, A Midsummer Night's Dream, Anchorage, AK, 1981
Stage Work
Director, A Gothic Tale, Louisville, KY, 1983
Television Appearances
Movies
Seth Neddermeyer, Day One, CBS, 1989
Foley (civilian attorney), The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story (also known as Garwood: Prisoner of War), ABC, 1993
Lieutenant Commander Fortis, Submerged, PAX, 2001
Episodic
Appeared in episodes of Faerie Tale Theatre.
Television Work
Miniseries
Coproducer, Living with the Dead, CBS, 2002
Movies
Coproducer, Through the Eyes of a Killer, CBS, 1992

Executive producer, Original Sins (also known as Acts of Contrition), 1995
WRITINGS
Stage Plays
Adaptor, Soledad Brother (one-act), produced at Pennsylvania StateUniversity, University Park, 1971
A Chosen Room, produced in Minneapolis, MN, 1976
Agnes of God, performed in staged reading, O'Neill Playwrights' Conference, Waterford, CT, 1979, then Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville,KY, 1980, later Music Box Theatre, New York City, 1982-1983, published by Samuel French (New York City), 1982
Chapter Twelve: The Frog, produced in Louisville, 1981
Courage, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1983, then off-Broadway, 1984
A Gothic Tale, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1983
Cheek to Cheek, produced in Louisville, 1983
Haunted Lives (contains A Ghost Story, A Gothic Tale, and A Witch's Brew), produced in Edinburgh, 1986; published by Dramatists Play Service (New York City), 1984
The Boys of Winter, produced at Biltmore Theatre, New York City, 1985
Jass, performed in staged reading, O'Neill Playwrights' Conference, 1985
Evening, produced in Cincinnati, OH, 1986
In Mortality, produced in Louisville, 1987
Sleight of Hand, produced at Cort Theatre, New York City, 1987
The Classics Professor, produced in New York City, 1988
Impassioned Embraces (skits and monologues), performed in workshop, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, published by Dramatists PlayService, 1989
Steeplechase (musical), produced in New York City, 1989
Willi, music by Matthew Selman, produced in Big Fork, MT, 1991
Young Rube, music and lyrics by Selman, produced in St. Louis, 1992
Voices in the Dark, produced at George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, 1998, then Longacre Theatre, New York City, 1999; published by Broadway Play Publishing, 1998
Television Miniseries
An Inconvenient Woman, ABC, 1991
Living with the Dead, CBS, 2002
Television Movies
Choices of the Heart (also known as In December the Roses WillBloom Again), 1983
The Shell Seekers, 1989
The Stranger Within, ABC, 1990
Through the Eyes of a Killer, CBS, 1992
The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story (also known as Garwood: Prisoner of War), ABC, 1993
Reunion, CBS, 1994
Original Sins (also known as Acts of Contrition), 1995
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone, ABC, 1997
"We Are Circus," in Rescuers: Stories of Courage: Two Families, Showtime, 1998
Happy Face Murders, Showtime, 1999
Flowers for Algernon, CBS, 2000
Dodson's Journey, 2001
Submerged, PAX, 2001
Sins of the Father, F/X, 2002
Television Writing
Other
Also author of The Flock.
Screenplays
Agnes of God (based on his stage play), Columbia, 1985
(With others) Mysteries of Egypt (documentary; also known as Egypt), Museum of Science and Industry, 1998, Destination Cinema, 2000

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The stage play Courage was filmed for Kentucky Educational Television, 1988; the stage play Agnes of God was released as an audio book,performed by Barbara Bain and Emily Bergl, Los Angeles Theatre Works, 2001.

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Contemporary Dramatists, 6th edition, St. James Press, 1999

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