BEHRMAN, SAMUEL NATHANIEL
- BEHRMAN, SAMUEL NATHANIEL
- BEHRMAN, SAMUEL NATHANIEL (1893–1973), U.S. playwright.
Behrman was born in Worcester, Mass. His parents had emigrated from
Lithuania, and his father often devoted himself to Hebrew Scripture.
Behrman graduated from Harvard, where he joined G.P. Baker's Drama
Workshop, and from Columbia University. It took him 11 years to sell his
first play, The Second Man (1927). It was a great success and
marked the beginning of a prolific and brilliant career. Intellect,
technique, wit, and charm apparent in this early work marked his later
writings. His plays, including End of Summer (1936), No
Time for Comedy (1939), and Jacobowsky and the Colonel
(in collaboration with Franz Werfel; 1943), are distinguished by
warmth and respect for human values. Behrman was far ahead of his fellow
playwrights in showing awareness of totalitarian evils, as in Rain
from Heaven (1935) and Wine of Choice (1938). Behrman
turned to biography with Duveen (1952), the career of the
famous British art dealer. This was followed by the autobiographical
Worcester Account (1954), a charming description of an
American Jewish boyhood with an immigrant background. In Portrait
of Max (1960), he recorded his conversations with Sir Max
Beerbohm. Behrman returned to the theater in 1958 with a dramatization
of his autobiography under the
title The Cold Wind and the Warm. He also adapted the Duveen
biography as a play, Lord Pengo (1963). In 1964 he was one of
three American authors whose new works were chosen for the opening
season of the Lincoln Center Repertory Theatre in New York. Behrman's
play was But For Whom Charlie (1964), a comedy about a
conflict of temperaments. His novel The Burning Glass (1968)
was set in pre-World War II Salzburg. Among other his
works is People in a Diary; A Memoir (1972).
-BIBLIOGRAPHY:
S.J. Kunitz (ed.), Authors Today and Yesterday
(19342), 56–57; B. Mantle, Contemporary American
Playwrights (1941), 108–15; J. Mersand, Traditions in
American Literature (1939), 51–67; O. Prescott, "Books of The
Times" New York Times (November 5, 1954), p.19.
(Bernard Grebanier)
Encyclopedia Judaica.
1971.
Look at other dictionaries:
Samuel Nathaniel Behrman — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Samuel Nathaniel Behrman (9 de junio de 1893, Worcester, Massachusetts 9 de septiembre de 1973, New York) fue un dramaturgo estadounidense. Trabajó en periódicos y revistas de New York y estudió drama en la… … Wikipedia Español
Samuel Nathaniel Behrman — (* 9. Juni 1893 in Worcester, Massachusetts; † 9. September 1973 in New York) war ein US amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werke 3 Filmographie … Deutsch Wikipedia
Samuel Nathaniel Behrman — S.N. Behrman S.N. Behrman était un écrivain, dramaturge et scénariste américain, né Samuel Nathaniel Behrman à Worcester (Massachusetts) le 9 juin 1893, décédé à New York le 9 septembre 1973. Il est l auteur de pièces de… … Wikipédia en Français
Behrman, S.N. (Samuel Nathaniel) — (1893–1973) US playwright and author. Born in Worcester, Mass., of immigrant parents, Behrman became one of the most successful playwrights on the American stage. His plays included The Second Man (1927), End of Summer (1936), Jacobowsky and… … Who’s Who in Jewish History after the period of the Old Testament
Behrman — Samuel Nathaniel Behrman (* 9. Juni 1893 in Worcester, Massachusetts; † 9. September 1973 in New York) war ein US amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Leben Er verfasste Gesellschaftskomödien und Drehbücher. Sein bekanntestes Bühnenwerk ist das Musical … Deutsch Wikipedia
Nathaniel — /neuh than yeuhl/, n. 1. Bartholomew (def. 1). 2. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning gift of God. * * * (as used in expressions) Bacon Nathaniel Behrman Samuel Nathaniel Bowditch Nathaniel James Nathaniel Brown Nathaniel Adams Coles… … Universalium
Samuel — /sam yooh euhl/, n. 1. a judge and prophet of Israel. I Sam. 1 3; 8 15. 2. either of two books of the Bible bearing his name. Abbr.: I Sam., II Sam. 3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning name of God. * * * I (с 11th century BC) Old… … Universalium
S. N. Behrman — Samuel Nathaniel Behrman (* 9. Juni 1893 in Worcester, Massachusetts; † 9. September 1973 in New York) war ein US amerikanischer Schriftsteller. Leben Er verfasste Gesellschaftskomödien und Drehbücher. Sein bekanntestes Bühnenwerk ist das Musical … Deutsch Wikipedia
Samuel N. Behrman — S.N. Behrman S.N. Behrman était un écrivain, dramaturge et scénariste américain, né Samuel Nathaniel Behrman à Worcester (Massachusetts) le 9 juin 1893, décédé à New York le 9 septembre 1973. Il est l auteur de pièces de… … Wikipédia en Français
Behrman, S.N. — ▪ American author in full Samuel Nathaniel Behrman born June 9, 1893, Worcester, Mass., U.S. died Sept. 9, 1973, New York City American short story writer and playwright best known for popular Broadway plays that commented on contemporary … Universalium