Joel Oliansky

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Joel Oliansky (October 11, 1935 – July 29, 2002) an Emmy-winning director and screenwriter, was best known for the screenplay of Bird (the 1988 biographic film about Charlie Parker), as well as writing and directing episodes of TV series including The Law, and Kojak.[1]

Early life

Oliansky was born in Brooklyn, New York

Yale, during which course his 1962 play Here Comes Santa Claus was written and produced.[5] He remained as playwright-in-residence at Yale until 1964, and directed two of the four plays comprising the initial season of the Hartford Stage Company, as well.[6] During this period he also wrote Shame, Shame On the Johnson Boys (published in 1966), a humorous novel about the folk-singing scene.[7][8]

Hollywood

Late in 1964, at the urging of fellow Hofstra alumnus Coppola

Counterpoint and The Todd Killings in 1971. He continued to work in both film and television, directing the 1990 TV movie In Defense of a Married Man,[12] and writing his final work in 1996, the poorly-received: Abducted: A Father's Love.[13]

Recognition

In 1971, Oliansky won the

Golden Globe.[16]

Personal life

He married Patricia Godfrey the year after graduating from Hofstra; they were later divorced. He died from complications of Guillain–Barré syndrome, leaving two adult children. He is buried in the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.[17]

References

  1. ^ "Joel Oliansky, 66, Emmy-Winning Writer". The New York Times. 5 August 2002. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  2. ^ "Joel Oliansky". www.emergencyfans.com. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  3. ^ "Drama & Dance: Alumni | Hofstra | New York". www.hofstra.edu. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  4. ^ Inertia - 1959 Original Cast, retrieved 2018-05-27
  5. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  6. ^ "Production History: Past Theater Shows CT | Hartford Stage". Hartford Stage. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  7. ^ SHAME, SHAME ON THE JOHNSON BOYS! by Joel Oliansky | Kirkus Reviews.
  8. ^ "Reader's Report".
  9. ^ "Poo-Wá-Bah 2010-2012".
  10. ^ Daley, Ashley (2002-08-01). "Joel Oliansky". Variety. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  11. ^ "Joel Oliansky". Archived from the original on 2018-09-04. Retrieved 2018-06-01.
  12. ^ "In Defense of a Married Man".
  13. ^ "NBC Sunday Night at the Movies Abducted: A Father's Love". 29 March 1996.
  14. ^ "Joel Oliansky | Television Academy". Television Academy. Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  15. ^ "Home".
  16. ^ "Joel Oliansky, 66; TV and Film Writer Won Emmy for 'The Law'". Los Angeles Times. August 2002. Retrieved 2018-05-28.
  17. ^ "Joel Oliansky". emergencyfans.com. Retrieved 2018-05-28.

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