Jerome Chodorov

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Name Jerome Chodorov Children Susan Chodorov Books Junior Miss		Spouse Rhea Grand (m. 1932–1999) Role Playwright

Born August 10, 1911 ( 1911-08-10 ) New York City Relatives Edward Chodorov, brother Died September 12, 2004, Nyack, New York, United States Movies My Sister Eileen, Memphis Belle: A Story of a, Junior Miss, The Tunnel of Love, Happy Anniversary Similar People Ruth McKenney, Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Stan Freeman

Jerome Chodorov (August 10, 1911 – September 12, 2004) was an American playwright and librettist. He co-wrote the book for the musical Wonderful Town.

Biography

Chodorov was born in New York City, and entered journalism in the 1930s. He is best known for his 1940 play My Sister Eileen, its 1942 screen adaptation, and the musical Wonderful Town, which was based on his play. Joseph A. Fields was his frequent collaborator. He was Hollywood blacklisted during the McCarthy era.

His brother, Edward Chodorov (1904–1988), was also a playwright, author of the perennial favorite of amateur groups, Kind Lady.

Works

Sources: Playbill; Doollee

Plays

Schoolhouse on the Lot (1938)

My Sister Eileen (1940)

Junior Miss (1941)

Those Endearing Young Charms (1943)

The French Touch (1945)

Anniversary Waltz (1954)

The Ponder Heart (1956)

Three Bags Full (1966)

A Talent for Murder (with Norman Panama) (Edgar Award, 1982, Best Play)

Musicals

Wonderful Town (Tony Award for Best Musical, 1953)

I Had a Ball

The Girl in Pink Tights

Work as director

Alive and Kicking (revue, 1950) - additional material

The Gazebo (1958) - director

Christine (1960) - director

Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole (1961), director

Film

The Case of the Lucky Legs (a 1935 Perry Mason film)

Louisiana Purchase (1941)

My Sister Eileen (1942)

Junior Miss (1945)

Those Endearing Young Charms (1945), based on his play.

Happy Anniversary (1959), based on Anniversary Waltz

References

Jerome Chodorov Wikipedia

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