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Howard Sackler

HOWARD SACKLER  (1929 - 1982)

 Nationality:    USA
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Literary Agent:    Agent: Greta Sackler, Apt 6E, 205 East 10th Street, New York, New York 10003


Born in New York City on December 19, 1929. Educated at Brooklyn College. Director, Caed-mon Records, 1953-68. Has directed films, television and for stage. Recipient: Rockefeller Grant; Bittauer Foundation; Maxwell Anderson Award; Serge' Award; Pulitzer Prize; New York Drama Critics Circle Award; Tony Award.

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below is a list of Howard Sackler's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 Few Inquiries, A         Goodbye, Fidel         Great White Hope, The         Mr Welk and Jersey Jim         Nine O'Clock Mail, The         Pastime of Monsieur Robert, The         Sarah         Semmelweiss         Skippy         Uriel Acosta         Yellow Loves, The

Few Inquiries, A

Few Inquiries, A
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1st Produced:
Boston    1965

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1st Published:
in "A Few Enquiries", Dial Press, New York, 1970   978-1199488060

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Goodbye, Fidel

Synopsis:
Cuba 1958 to 1962. Widow Natalia tries to find her 18 year old son - who does not want to be found. She has an affair with a married man. She spends time in prison for "sexual indiscretions"

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1st Produced:
New Ambassador Theatre, New York    23 Apr 1980

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Drama

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Great White Hope, The

Great White Hope, The
based on the first black heavyweight boxing champion of the world, Jack Johnson, 1908 - 1915, as a symbol of Black aspirations

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1st Produced:
Arena Stage, Washington, D.C.    1967

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Dial Press, New York, 1968   -

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Genre:
Tragedy

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Mr Welk and Jersey Jim

Mr Welk and Jersey Jim
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1st Produced:
NYC    1960

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1st Published:
in "A Few Enquiries", Dial Press, New York, 1970   978-1199488060

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Nine O'Clock Mail, The

Nine O'Clock Mail, The
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televised 1965

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Boston    1967

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in "A Few Enquiries", Dial Press, New York, 1970   978-1199488060

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Pastime of Monsieur Robert, The

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music by Ian Kellam

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London    1966

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Sarah

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Semmelweiss

Synopsis:
the life of Ignaz Phillipp Semmelweiss the Hungarian doctor who discovered that hand washing helped stop the spread of diseases.

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1st Produced:
Studio Arena Theater, Buffalo, New York    1977

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Skippy

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in Best Short Plays, 1971, Chilton Press, Radnor, PA   -

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Uriel Acosta

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1st Produced:
Berkley, California    1954

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Yellow Loves, The

Synopsis:
the story of the French poet Tristan Corbeiere. He died at the age of 29 and had a tempestuous affair with an actress

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1st Produced:
Chicago, IL    1960

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