Martin Gottfried
Martin Gottfried | |
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Born | Drama critic | October 9, 1933
Employer | New York Law Journal |
Spouse | Jane Lahr (div.) |
Children | 1 |
Relatives | Bert Lahr (former-father-in-law) |
Martin Gottfried (October 9, 1933 – March 6, 2014) was an American
Biography
Early career
Gottfried was a 1959 graduate of
In 1968,
Drama critic and educator
In 1974, he became the drama critic for the New York Post. Four years later, he "Americanized" the West End musical Bar Mitzvah Boy for an off-Broadway production.[4]
In 1979, Gottfried began writing for the
Until recently the drama critic for the
He has been a guest professor of theater at the
He died of complications of pneumonia at the age of 80 on March 6, 2014, in Manhattan.[6] He was married to Jane Lahr,[7] daughter of Bert Lahr and sister of John Lahr.
Author
Gottfried's writings include biographies of Sondheim,[8] Arthur Miller,[9] Jed Harris,[10] Bob Fosse,[11] Danny Kaye,[12] George Burns,[13] and Angela Lansbury.[14] His latest book, co-written with Bill Condon and Cheo Coker, is Dreamgirls The Movie Musical, published in April 2007.[15]
A review of Arthur Miller: His Life and Work called the book a "thorough and revealing biography".[16]
References
- ^ "Bookshelf", Archived 2016-07-13 at the Wayback Machine Columbia College Today archive, college.columbia.edu, retrieved January 26, 2010
- ^ a b Nathan Award winners, arts.cornell.edu, retrieved January 26, 2010
- ^ Opening Nights listing, amazon.ca, retrieved January 26, 2010
- ^ Gussow, Mel. "Stage: 'Bar Mitzvah Boy,' With Music By Jule Styne", The New York Times, June 11, 1987
- ISBN 0-8109-0664-3
- ^ Slotnik, Daniel E. (8 March 2014). "Martin Gottfried, 80, Theater Critic and Scholar". The New York Times.
- ^ "Gottfried, Martin 1933- ." Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. . Retrieved November 15, 2023 from Encyclopedia.com: https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/gottfried-martin-1933
- ^ Gottfried, Martin. Sondheim, amazon.com, retrieved January 26, 2010
- ISBN 0-306-81377-7
- ISBN 0-316-32156-7
- ISBN 0-306-81284-3
- ISBN 0-7432-4476-1
- ISBN 0-684-81483-8
- ISBN 0-7860-1084-3
- ^ Dreamgirls, newmarketpress.com, retrieved January 26, 2010
- ^ Evans, Everett."The life of a playwright", chron.com, January 2, 2004
External links
- Martin Gottfried at IMDb
- Gottfried Biography prenhall.com
- Bibliography
- Gottfried Biography faber.co.uk