Jack Gelber Biography (1932-)
Born April 12, 1932, in Chicago, IL; son of Harold (a sheet metal worker) andMolly (Singer) Gelber; married Carol Westenberg, December 23, 1957; children: Jed, Amy. Addresses: HOME--697 West End Avenue, New York, NY 10025.AGENT--Ronald S. Konecky, 1 Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, New York, NY 10017.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- April 12, 1932
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
Famous Works
- Credits; PRINCIPAL STAGE WORK; DIRECTOR
- The Kitchen, New Theatre, New York City, 1966.
- The Cuban Thing, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA, then HenryMiller's Theatre, New York City, both 1968.
- Indians, Royal Shakespeare Company, Aldwych Theatre, London, 1968.
- Kool Aid, Forum Theatre, New York City, 1971.
- The Chickencoop Chinaman, The Kid, both American Place Theatre, New YorkCity, 1972.
- Barbary Shore, Public Theatre, New York City, 1974.
- A Streetcar Named Desire, Academy Festival Theatre, Lake Forest, IL, 1976.
- Jack Gelber's New Play: Rehearsal, American Place Theatre, 1976.
- Eulogy for a Small Time Thief, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1977.
- Seduced, American Place Theatre, 1979.
- Writings;PLAYS
- The Connection, Living Theatre, New York City, 1959, published by Grove Press, 1960.
- The Apple, Living Theatre, 1961, published by Grove Press, 1961, later published in Two Plays, Viking, 1974.
- Square in the Eye, Theatre de Lys, New York City, 1965, published by Grove Press, 1966, later published in Two Plays, Viking, 1974.
- The Cuban Thing, Berkshire Theatre Festival, Stockbridge, MA, then HenryMiller's Theatre, New York City, both 1968, published by Grove Press, 1969.
- Sleep, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1972, published by Hill & Wang, 1972.
- (adaptor) Barbary Shore, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public Theatre, New York City, 1974.
- Jack Gelber's New Play: Rehearsal, American Place Theatre, 1976.
- Writings;FICTION
- On Ice, Macmillan, 1964.
- Writings;SCREENPLAYS
- The Connection (based on his play of the same name), 1962.