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Irving Elman

IRVING ELMAN

  (1915 - 2011)
Nationality:    USA
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Irving Elman, a Broadway playwright and a writer and producer for movies and television, died Nov. 22 in La Jolla, CA, of cardiopulmonary arrest. He was 96. Born in Patterson, NJ, Mr. Elman saw three of his plays staged on Broadway: The First Million in 1943, The Brass Ring in 1952 and Uncle Willie in 1957. The latter, a comedy set in the Bronx, written with Julie Berns, was the most successful, running 141 performances. Brooks Atkinson, writing in the New York Times, was not admiring. "Irving Elman has a genius for cliches," he wrote. "His travelogue through life, The Brass Ring, which opened at the Lyceum last evening, is composed of odds and ends that have been cluttering the cupboards for years, and represents a triumph of hack work in playwriting." Among Mr. Elman's other plays was Tevye's Daughters, an adaptation of Sholom Aleichem's stories that predated Fiddler on the Roof by a decade and a half. During the 1940s, Mr. Elman turned to screenwriting, penning the scripts to eight films, including "Accomplice," "Strange Journey," "Backlash," "Jewels of Brandenberg," "The Crimson Key," "Roses Are Red," "13 Lead Soldiers" and "Challenge." He also wrote for television, beginning in the early days of live television. Among his credits were "Hallmark Hall of Fame," "Studio One," "Alfred Hitchcock Presents," "The Brothers Brannagan," "The Verdict Is Yours" and "The Eleventh Hour." With his wife Tex, Mr. Elman was head writer of the daytime soaps "Search for Tomorrow" and "General Hospital." The couple were credited with creating the character Luke, of "Luke and Laura" fame, for "General Hospital," and thus forging a storyline that brought the soap back to prominence in the early 1980s. His production of the political drama "Slattery's People" was nominated for two Emmy nominations in 1966. Irving Stanton Elman is survived by two sons; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. His wife died in 2006. - http://www.playbill.com/

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

         Alcestis: the Mourning After         Brass Ring, The         First Million, The         Froo-Fraw!         Love Makes the World Go Flat         Love! Love! Love!         Mondo Loco         Paddy Ginty And Apple Jack         Prisoner Of Love         Scotland's Burning!         See Seattle And Die         Sherlock Holmes' Freudian Slip         Strangers And Lovers         Strip For Action         Tevye's Daughter         This Way To the Exodus         Three Kisses         Uncle Willie         Victoria Victorious

Alcestis: the Mourning After

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the sequel to the Greek myth.

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Brass Ring, The

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Irving elman is dwelling on the plight of the American businessman who once had dreams of gay and adventurous independence, and now finds himself bound to a suburban family and a routine job. In a series of short, and for the most part, thoroughly engaging family scenes, he jolts his businessman into an awareness that he has wasted a good many years and a ridiculous amount of energy on idle and unrealistic mooning.

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Lyceum Theatre, New York    10 Apr 1952

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Dramatists Play Service, NY, 1988   -

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Fantasy/Comedy

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First Million, The

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Froo-Fraw!

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Life in Barbados.

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Love Makes the World Go Flat

Synopsis:
the green-eyed monster - jealousy

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Love! Love! Love!

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Shakespeare and the various faces of. . .

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Mondo Loco

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With the whole world going mad who will remain sane?

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Paddy Ginty And Apple Jack

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a musical Peer Gynt set in Ireland

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Prisoner Of Love

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after the death of her son in World War One Wanda mourning goes on and on. She wont countenance sexual relations with her husband, Cazimir. One day teenage angelo comes to tune the piano. Wanda thinks her feelings for him are maternal but they soon become lovers. She hides him in the attic. then she discovers she is pregnant.

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Comedy

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Scotland's Burning!

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a life of Robert Burns.

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See Seattle And Die

Synopsis:
Murder and mayhem

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Sherlock Holmes' Freudian Slip

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absolutely the final case ever, ever for Sherlock Holmes and his lover Dr. Watson

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Gay, full length

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Strangers And Lovers

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Strip For Action

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Tevye's Daughter

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Based on stories And characters created by Sholom Aleichem

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This Way To the Exodus

Synopsis:
a new version of the Bible story

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Three Kisses

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Uncle Willie

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written with Julie Berns

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Samuel French, NY, 1958   -

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Genre:
Comedy

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Victoria Victorious

Synopsis:
Based on a true story. In the 1840s Victoria Woodhull was the first female candidate for the American Presidency.

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Genre:
Comedy

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Male:  5            Female:  5            Other:  extras

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