James Leo Herlihy
James Leo Herlihy | |
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Born | Detroit, Michigan, U.S. | February 27, 1927
Died | October 21, 1993 Los Angeles, California, U.S. | (aged 66)
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Language | English |
Genre | Fiction |
James Leo Herlihy (/ˈhɜːrləhi/; February 27, 1927 – October 21, 1993) was an American novelist, playwright and actor.
Herlihy is known for his novels Midnight Cowboy and All Fall Down, and his play Blue Denim, all of which were adapted for cinema. Other publications include The Season of the Witch and several short stories.[1]
Biography
Herlihy was born into a
A gay man, Herlihy became a close friend of playwright
Works
Plays he wrote include Streetlight Sonata (1950), Moon in Capricorn (1953), and
Herlihy wrote three novels: All Fall Down (1960), Midnight Cowboy (1965), and The Season of the Witch (1971).[6] His short stories were collected in The Sleep of Baby Filbertson and Other Stories (1959) and A Story That Ends in a Scream and Eight Others (1967), a collection which included plays.[1]
Acting roles
Herlihy appeared as a guest star in "A Bunch of Lonely Pagliaccis," a 1962 episode of the TV series Route 66. He acted in the movie In the French Style (1963) with Jean Seberg. Herlihy also acted in Edward Albee's play The Zoo Story in 1963 in Boston and Paris,[1] and in the 1981 film Four Friends directed by Arthur Penn.[1]
Tax protest
In 1968, Herlihy signed the "
Death
Herlihy committed
Bibliography
Novels
- All Fall Down (1960)
- Midnight Cowboy (1965)
- The Season of the Witch (1971)
Plays
- Streetlight Sonata (1950)
- Moon in Capricorn (1953)
- Blue Denim (1958)
- Crazy October (1959)
- Stop, You're Killing Me: Three Short Plays (1969)
Collections
- The Sleep of Baby Filbertson and Other Stories (1958)
- A Story That Ends with a Scream and Eight Others (1967)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Grimes, William (October 22, 1993), "James Leo Herlihy, 66, Novelist Who Wrote 'Midnight Cowboy'", The New York Times, retrieved February 11, 2010
- ^ a b c Haskell, Arlo (April 29, 2010). "JAMES LEO HERLIHY The Midnight Cowboy in Key West". Littoral. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ^ Special Collections Department (October 1997), James Leo Herlihy Papers, University of Delaware
- ^ "Theater: Laughing in the Dark", Time, March 28, 1969, archived from the original on June 25, 2006, retrieved February 11, 2010
- ISBN 1-59393-680-X, page 204
- ^ Houston, Levin (April 17, 1971), "Herlihy Captures Reader", The Free Lance-Star - Apr 17, 1971, retrieved February 11, 2010 [dead link]
- ^ "Writers and Editors War Tax Protest", January 30, 1968 New York Post
- ^ "A Call to War Tax Resistance" The Cycle 14 May 1970, p. 7
- ^ Folkart, Burt A. (October 23, 1993). "J.L. Herlihy; 'Midnight Cowboy' Author". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
External links
- James Leo Herlihy at IMDb
- James Leo Herlihy at the Internet Broadway Database
- James Leo Herlihy at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- James Leo Herlihy papers held by Special Collections, University of Delaware
- James Leo Herlihy letters to Edward P. Mitchell held by Special Collections, University of Delaware
- Materials related to James Leo Herlihy in the Lyle Bonge - James Leo Herlihy correspondence collection held by Special Collections, University of Delaware
- Materials related to James Leo Herlihy in the Jeffrey Bailey collection of James Leo Herlihy papers held by Special Collections, University of Delaware