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Elmer Rice (I) (1892–1967)

Writer

Trivia:

His 1929 play, from which was derived the namesake film Street Scene, won a Pulitzer Prize (he also wrote the screenplay for the film)).

Born:

Elmer Leopold Reizenstein
in New York City, New York, USA

Died:

(age 74) in Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
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1994 Street Scene (TV movie) (book / play)
 
1979 Street Scene (TV movie)
 
1979 Live from Lincoln Center (TV series)
– New York City Opera: Street Scene (1979) (book / play)
 
1969 The Adding Machine (play "The Adding Machine")
 
1961 Der Strafverteidiger (TV movie) (play)
 
1961 Die große Reise (TV movie) (play)
 
1961 Die Spur der Leidenschaft (TV movie) (play)
 
1961 Ruf zur Leidenschaft (TV movie) (play)
 
1960 Play of the Week (TV series)
– The Grand Tour (1960) (story)
 
1960 BBC Sunday-Night Play (TV series)
– Twentieth Century Theatre: Judgment Day (1960)
 
1957-1959 BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (TV series)
– Street Scene (1959) (play)
– Counsellor at Law (1957) (play)
 
1959 ITV Play of the Week (TV series)
– The Winner (1959) (play)
 
1958 Die Beklagte (TV movie) (play "The Winner")
 
1956 Max Liebman Spectaculars (TV series)
– Holiday (1956) (play "The Grand Tour")
 
1955 Dream Girl (TV movie) (play "Dream Girl")
 
1954 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– The Grand Tour (1954) (story)
 
1951-1952 Celanese Theatre (TV series)
– Street Scene (1952) (play)
– Counsellor-at-Law (1951) (play)
 
1948 The Philco-Goodyear Television Playhouse (TV series)
– Street Scene (1948) (play)
– Counsellor-at-Law (1948) (play)
 
1948 Dream Girl (play)
 
1944 Going My Way/Holiday Inn
 
1942 Holiday Inn (adaptation)
 
1939 On Trial (play / as Elmer L. Rice)
 
1938 Who Killed Cock Robin? (TV movie)
 
1933 Counsellor at Law (play "Counsellor-at-Law" / screenplay)
 
1931 Street Scene (adaptation / play)
 
1930 Oh, Sailor Behave (play "See Naples and Die")
 
1928 On Trial (play)
 
1924 It Is the Law (play)
 
1923 Rent Free (writer)
 
1922 For the Defense (play)
 
1921 Doubling for Romeo
 
1917 On Trial (play)
 
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1949 On Stage! (documentary short)
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Other Works:

(1919). Stage Play: For the Defense. Written by Elmer Rice. Playhouse Theatre: 19 Dec 1919- Feb 1920 (closing date unknown/77 performances). Cast: Richard Bennett, Walter Brown, Louise Closser Hale, Charles F. Coghlan, William A. Crimans, Frederica Going, N. St. Clair Hales, Mary Jeffery, Virginia Jones, Winifred Lenihan... See more »

Alternate Names:

Elmer L. Rice
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Trivia:

His 1929 play, from which was derived the namesake film Street Scene, won a Pulitzer Prize (he also wrote the screenplay for the film)). See more »

Star Sign:

Libra