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WARREN ADLER
(1927 - )Nationality: USA
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Literary Agent: Stonehouse Productions
World-renowned author, essayist and playwright Warren Adler is best known for The War of the Roses, his masterpiece fictionalization of a macabre divorce turned into the dark comedy box office hit starring Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito, Adler instantly became the fountainhead of Hollywood screenplay adaptations, selling movie and film rights to 14 of his works, and fueling an unprecedented bidding war in a Hollywood commission for his unpublished book Private Lies. While The War of the Roses garnered outstanding box office and critical success with Golden Globe, BAFTA, and multiple award nominations internationally, Columbia Pictures adapted Adler's Random Hearts, starring Harrison Ford and Kristin Scott Thomas. Produced for PBS' American Playhouse series, Adler's The Sunset Gang was adapted into a trilogy starring Uta Hagen, Harold Gould, Jerry Stiller and Ron Rifkin garnering Doris Roberts an Emmy nomination for 'Best Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series'. A New York Times 'Notable Book of the Year', Adler's American Quartet, featuring his crime fighting female protagonist Fiona Fitzgerald, has been optioned by NBC and Lifetime. Adler's New York Echoes has also been released as an audio book with Emmy Award winning actress Cynthia Nixon narrating this collection of short stories. Adler's own Select television appearances include The Today Show, Good Morning America, and Geraldo Rivera. Adler's works have been translated into 25 languages and have received stellar reviews by all major publications including: The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Newsweek, Variety, Publishers Weekly, Glamour, New York Daily News, Time, Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Gannett News Service, Chicago Tribune, The London Telegraph, and The Hollywood Reporter. He regularly blogs for The Huffington Post, and lectures on creative writing, motion picture adaptation, and the future of e-books. Adler has taught novel writing honors seminars at NYU, and is the sponsor of the Warren Adler Visiting Writer series at NYU's Creative Writing Program.
Research: Member of the Dramatists Guild of America
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Dead In The Water Libido Sunset Gang, The War of the Roses, The WindmillsDead In The Water
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Years ago, two dreamers took the plunge and got married. Now the marriage is sinking fast, and only taking the plunge again will make it better. But who will go first?
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Top of PageLibido
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When your lady hears you cheated on her, your face gets slapped. When the First Lady hears you cheated on her, your face gets slapped on the front page. A play about the fine line between political ambition and passion.
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With time running short, the lively and intrepid residents of the Sunset Village retirement community in Florida continue to thirst for life. But the true beating heart in these acclaimed short stories is the love of family and friends and the finding of joy in the very act of being alive. In America, where "old" is a dirty word and people over sixty-five are often treated as if they had a contagious disease, these humorous, jewel-like stories prove our older folks still have a taste for sex, romance, excitement and living. Join the thousands of readers who have let the Sunset Gang into their hearts. They will teach you a lot about the aging process and about life itself - a subject on which they, after all, are the experts. A three hour mini-series on PBS's American Playhouse, starring Uta Hagen, Harold Gould, Doris Roberts, Anne Meara, and Jerry Stiller.
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Jewish Repertory Theatre, Off Broadway, NY 1991
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Senior Theatre Resource Center
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Top of PageWar of the Roses, The
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The War of the Roses has emerged as a synonym for modern divorce and its emotional aftershock. It has since its publication spawned numerous film and stage adaptations, endless discourse on the dynamics of divorce as well as becoming part of the legal jargon describing the proceedings that follow. Adler's iconic tale takes us from suburban bliss to an deadly territorial battle. Jonathan and Barbara Rose are at first glance the perfect couple. Jonathan has a stable law career; Barbara is an aspiring gourmet entrepreneur with a promising pāte recipe. Their large home holds the rich antique collection that originally brought them together, as well as the loving familial bond that intertwines them with their children Eve and Josh. When Jonathan finds himself suddenly gripped by what is presumably a heart attack and Barbara confronts the loveless spell lingering between them, the sun-soaked sky that was once the Rose family union drifts into a torrential downpour. Their mutual hatred becomes ammunition in a domestic warfare that escalates in the most unpredictable ways while they helplessly eye their dwindling nuptial flame. In the chaos that unfolds Adler allows a moment of much needed contemplation on the shape of today's matrimonial bonds.
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Family Drama
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Top of PageWindmills
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Bta Theatre, Theatre Row, New York 1981
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comedy
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