Romulus Linney Biography (1930-)
Born September 21, 1930, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Romulus Zachariah and Maitland Thompson (Clabaugh) Linney; married Ann Leggett Sims, April 14, 1963 (divorced, 1966); married Margaret Jane Andrews (an actress), September 14, 1967; children: (first marriage) Laura; (second marriage) Susan. Addresses: Agent: Gilbert Parker, William Morris Agency, 1350 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- writer, director
- Birth Details
- September 21, 1930
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Famous Works
- Credits; Stage Work; Director
- Holy Ghosts (also see below), Alley Theatre, Houston, TX, 1982-83.
- Sand Mountain Matchmaking (also see below), Henry St. Settlement Theatre, 1989.
- Director for F.M. (also see below), produced in Philadelphia, PA,1982.
- Credits; Stage Plays
- The Sorrows of Frederick (also see below), published by Harcourt,1966, produced at Mark Taper Forum Theatre, Los Angeles, 1967; one-act version, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, as part of anthology '84 Shorts, 1984-1985.
- Democracy and Esther (also see below), produced at H B Studio, 1969; produced as Democracy by Virginia Museum Theatre Repertory Company,Richmond, 1973-74, published as Democracy by Dramatists Play Service,1976.
- The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks (also see below), producedat ANTA Theatre, New York City, 1972; one-act version, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1984-85, published in The Best Short Plays 1986, edited by Ramon Delgado, Applause, 1986.
- Democracy and Esther [and] The Love Suicide at Schofield Barracks, published by Harcourt, 1973.
- Two by Linney (contains the plays The Seasons and Man'sEstate), produced by Equity Library Theatre, New York City, 1974.
- Holy Ghosts (also see below), produced at Cubiculo Theatre, New York City, 1976, also produced at American Revels Company Theatre, Richmond, VA, 1979-80.
- Childe Byron, produced by Virginia Museum Theatre Repertory Company, 1976-77, published by Dramatists Play Service, 1978; revised version produced at Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1981.
- Holy Ghosts [and] The Sorrows of Frederick, published by Harcourt, 1977.
- Old Man Joseph and His Family, produced at Colonnades Theatre Lab,1977-78, then at Chelsea Theatre Center, New York City, 1978, later at Chelsea Westside Theatre, New York City, 1978, published by Dramatists Play Service, 1978.
- Tennessee (one-act; also see below), published by Dramatists PlayService, 1980.
- El Hermano, published by Dramatists Play Service, 1981.
- The Captivity of Pixie Shedman, produced at Marymount Manhattan Theatre, New York City, 1981, published by Dramatists Play Service, 1981.
- April Snow, produced at South Coast Repertory Theatre, Costa Mesa,CA, 1982-83.
- F.M. (also see below), produced in Philadelphia, PA, 1982, produced at Shandol Theatre, 1988.
- The Death of King Philip, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisvilleas part of anthology '83 Shorts, 1983-84, published by Dramatists Play Service, 1984.
- Laughing Stock (contains the plays Goodbye, Howard, F.M., and Tennessee), produced at Lion Theatre, 1984, published by Dramatists Play Service, 1984.
- Wrath (part of The Show of the Seven Deadly Sins, includedin Faustus in Hell [adapted and directed by Nagle Jackson]), producedat McCarter Theatre, 1984-85.
- A Woman without a Name, staged reading given at Denver Center Theatre Company, Denver, CO, as part of anthology Primafacie I, 1984-85, produced at Denver Center Theatre Company, 1985-86, published by Dramatists Play Service, 1986.
- Sand Mountain (includes the one-act plays Sand Mountain Matchmaking [also see below] and Why the Lord Come to Sand Mountain [alsosee below]), produced at The Whole Theatre, Montclair, NJ, 1985-86, published by Dramatists Play Service, 1985.
- Why the Lord Come to Sand Mountain, produced by Delaware Theatre Company, Wilmington, as part of Christmas Mysteries, 1986-87.
- Pops, produced at The Whole Theatre, 1986-87, published by Dramatists Play Service, 1987.
- April Snow, produced at City Center Theatre, New York City, 1988.
- Juliet, produced at Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1988.
- Heathen Valley (adapted from his novel of the same title; also seebelow), produced at Theater for the New City, New York City, 1988-89.
- Precious Memories, produced at Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee, WI, 1988-89.
- 2 Plays, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1989-90.
- Sand Mountain Matchmaking, produced at Henry St. Settlement Theatre, 1989.
- Three Poets, produced at Theater for the New City, 1989.
- Also author of Just Folks, 1978, Yzucey, 1988, and Gardens of Eden.
- Credits; Television Plays
- The Thirty-fourth Star, CBS, 1976.
- Feelin' Good (series), PBS, 1976-77.
- Credits; Novels
- Heathen Valley, Atheneum, 1962.
- Slowly, by Thy Hand Unfurled, Harcourt, 1965.
- Jesus Tales, North Point Press, 1980.
- Credits; Editor, With Norman A. Bailey And Domenick Cascio
- Ten Plays for Radio, Burgess, 1954.
- Radio Classics, Burgess, 1956.
- Credits; Other
- Contributor to literary periodicals.
Further Reference
Periodicals:
- New York Times, December 3, 1989, p. H5.