Arvin Brown

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Arvin Brown
Born (1940-05-24) May 24, 1940 (age 83)
Los Angeles, California
Occupation(s)Theatre director, film director

Arvin Brown (born May 24, 1940) is an American theatre and television director. He was the Artistic Director of the Long Wharf Theatre in New Haven, Connecticut for 30 years.

Life and career

Born in

Los Angeles, California, Brown made his Broadway directorial debut with a 1970 revival of Noël Coward's Hay Fever
.

Under Brown, Long Wharf produced more than 200 plays, some 70 of which were staged by Brown himself. His specialty at Long Wharf and in New York was realistic American plays of the mid 20th century, often in revival. Notable Brown-directed productions include works by

Privates On Parade (1982), American Buffalo (1983), Open Admissions (1984), Private Lives (1992), and The Twilight of the Golds (1993). Brown also has carved out a career as a director of operas, including Porgy and Bess at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.[1][2][3]
[4]

Brown has directed for numerous television series, including multiple episodes of

Shark, among many others. He also directed the television adaption of The Gin Game featuring Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore
. [5]

He has made one feature film,

Hector Elizondo, and Salome Jens
.

He married actress Joyce Ebert on November 2, 1969, and was married to her until her death in 1997.

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ^ Gussow, Mel (21 October 1986). "THEATER: 'ALL MY SONS' REVIVED AT LONG WHARF (Published 1986)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2018-11-13.
  2. ^ Perlis, Vivian (26 April 1987). "A NEW CHANCE FOR 'TENDER LAND' (Published 1987)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2022-10-04.
  3. ^ "Arvin Brown". Playbill. November 12, 2018. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  4. ^ "Arvin Brown Resigns From CT's Long Wharf Theatre". Playbill. June 26, 1996. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  5. ^ "Arvin Brown". IMDb. Retrieved 2018-11-12.
  6. ^ "THE "MR. ABBOTT" AWARD". Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation. Retrieved 2018-11-12.

External links

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