Thom Thomas
Thom Thomas | |
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Born | August 31, 1935 |
Died | December 2, 2015 | (aged 80)
Thom Thomas (August 31, 1935 – December 2, 2015)
Formative years and family
Thomas Neil Thomas was born in Lawrence, Pennsylvania on August 31, 1935. He studied at the Pittsburgh Playhouse School of Theatre from 1958 to 1960 before attending Carnegie Mellon University.
On July 2, 2014, he married Janis V. Purins, with whom he had been living as domestic partners since they met at the Pittsburgh Playhouse in 1973.
Career
Thomas began his career in theatre at Little Lake Theatre in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, where he acted in or directed thirty plays from 1958 to 1964. In 1965, he served as the co-producer and director at The Rabbit Run Theatre in Madison, Ohio and later at The Odd Chair Playhouse in Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
In 1966, he joined the American Conservatory Theater, where he worked under the artistic direction of William Ball. He then received the Cameron Overseas Grant from CMU to study in Europe where he joined the Young Vic.
Upon returning to America in 1967, he joined the faculty at
In 1974, he was honored as "Man of the Year in Theatre" by the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Jaycees.
He has been the author of a number of screenplays, including episodes for
Final years and death
In November 2015, Thomas collaborated with
During this same time, he was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia and died within two weeks. Thomas had been the recipient of multiple grants, including from the Ford Foundation (1969) and the National Endowment for the Arts (1978).[3]
Plays
The Interview, his first major play, was produced with
A Moon To Dance By was a play that was first shown at the
A member of the Dramatists Guild of America, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and Writers Guild of America West, Thomas was also the co-writer (2012) along with novelist
References
- ^ "Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, December 31, 1974".
- ^ "Co-Author of Broadway-Aimed Beaches Musical Dies". Playbill.
- ^ Mandy Unanski. "Thomas, Tom (biography)". Retrieved 2009-11-24.
- ^ Robert Isenberg (February 4, 2009). "The Next Act for the Pittsburgh Playhouse". Retrieved November 24, 2009.
External links
- Thom Thomas at IMDb