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Israel Horovitz

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Israel Horovitz was born in Wakefield, Mass. His plays have introduced Al Pacino, John Cazale, Richard Dreyfuss and Jill Clayburgh. In 1975, he founded the New York Playwrights Lab, he still serves the Lab as artistic director. He is married to Gillian Adams, British Nation marathon champion; and he is the father of film producer/actress Rachael Horovitz... See full bio »

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in Wakefield, Massachusetts, USA
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Israel Horovitz as James in Love Simple. Photo by Lance Kaplan.
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2014 My Old Lady (pre-production)
 
2009 New York, I Love You (adaptation / segment "Jiang Wen" / adaptation / segment "Shunji Iwai" / transitions "Randy Balsmeyer")
 
2007/I Security (short)
 
2007 Rats (video short)
 
2002 3 Weeks After Paradise
 
2001 James Dean (TV movie) (written by)
 
1999 Sunshine (screenplay)
 
1997 North Shore Fish (TV movie) (play "North Shore Fish" / screenplay)
 
1991 The General Motors Playwrights Theater (TV series)
– It's Called the Sugar Plum (1991) (play)
 
1982 Author! Author!
 
1981 La poube (TV movie) (play)
 
1971 Believe in Me
 
1971 NET Playhouse (TV series)
– Foul!/Actor's Choice (1971) (segment "Play for Trees")
 
1970 The Strawberry Statement (screenplay)
 
1969 ITV Saturday Night Theatre (TV series)
– It's Called the Sugar Plum (1969) (writer)
 
1969 Machine Gun McCain (dialogue / as Israel Horowitz)
 
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2009 Love Simple
James
 
2002 3 Weeks After Paradise
Israel Horovitz
 
2001 James Dean (TV movie)
Louis Schurr
 
1999 Sunshine
Poet
 
1998 It's Not About Love (TV movie)
Thimothy
 
1998 The First Seven Years (TV short)
Feld
 
1997 SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (TV movie)
Older Man (segment "The Listeners")
 
1997 North Shore Fish (TV movie)
Dr. Berkowitz
 
1970 The Strawberry Statement
Dr. Benton
 
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2002 3 Weeks After Paradise (producer)
 
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2008 Eddie and Paul (short) (very special thanks)
 
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2012 Greenwich Village: Music That Defined a Generation (documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Avant-premières (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 26 October 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2009 I Knew It Was You: Rediscovering John Cazale (documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Ce soir (ou jamais!) (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 October 2008 (2008) … Himself
 
2004 Vern (documentary short)
Israel Horovitz
 

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New York, I Love You -- New York, I Love You Trailer - A collaboration of storytelling from some of today's most imaginative filmmakers and creative actors who together create a kaleidoscope of the spontaneous, surprising, electrifying human connections that pump the city's heartbeat. Love Simple -- Adam and Seta fall madly in love after meeting in a Brooklyn laundromat. Completely smitten, they begin tell minor lies to each other in order to cover their severe insecurities and personal baggage. Their lies grow so out of control during the courtshi Rats -- This video adaptation by director/producer Perry T. Schwartz of the one act play 'Rats' by Israel Horovitz, is as funny as it is frightening with a hideously powerful conclusion to a fascinating and comic piece. The fascination of this piece is its treat
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Personal Details

Other Works:

(1980) His play, "The Primary English Class", was performed at the St. Nicholas Theater Company in Chicago, Illinois with Mary Lou Rosato and Charles Stransky in the cast. Directed by Gerald Gutierrez. See more »

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Alternate Names:

Israel Horowitz
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Father-in-law of Kathleen Hanna. See more »

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