Harold Clurman

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Harold Edgar Clurman (September 18, 1901 – September 9, 1980) was an American theater director and drama critic, most famous for being one of the three original founders of the New York City's Group Theater. He was drama critic for The New Republic (1948–52) and The Nation (1953–1980).

Clurman was born in New York City. He was Jewish,^[1] and according to Lulla Rosenfeld, his interest in theater was first inspired by Yiddish theater, in particular Jacob Adler's performances in Yiddish translations of Karl Gutzkow's Uriel Acosta and Lessing's Nathan the Wise. [Adler, 1999, 333 (commentary)].

He was the second husband of Jacob Adler's daughter Stella Adler, the acting coach, like him a member of the Group Theater.

Contents 1 Work on Broadway 2 Notes 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Work on Broadway

Note = All works are plays and are the original productions unless otherwise noted.

• Caesar and Cleopatra (1925) (revival) - Actor
• The Goat Song (1926) - Actor
• The Chief Thing (1926) - Actor
• Juarez and Maximilian (1926) - Actor
• Night Over Taos (1932) - Produced by The Group Theater
• Big Night (1933) - Produced by The Group Theater
• Men in White (1934) - Produced by The Group Theater
• Awake and Sing! (1935) - Director, Produced by The Group Theater
• Waiting for Lefty (1935) - Produced by The Group Theater
• Till the Day I Die (1935) - Produced by The Group Theater
• Weep for the Virgins (1935) - Produced by The Group Theater
• Paradise Lost (1935) - Director, Produced by The Group Theater
• Case of Clyde Griffiths (1936) - Co-produced by The Group Theater
• Johnny Johnson (1936) - Produced by The Group Theater
• Golden Boy (1937) - Director, Produced by The Group Theater
• Casey Jones (1938) - Produced by The Group Theater
• Rocket to the Moon (1938) - Director, Produced by The Group Theater
• The Gentle People (1939) - Director, Produced by The Group Theater
• Awake and Sing! (1939) (revival) - Director, Produced by The Group Theater
• My Heart's in the Highlands (1939) - Produced by The Group Theater
• Thunder Rock (1939) - Produced by The Group Theater
• Night Music (1940) - Director, Produced by The Group Theater
• Retreat to Pleasure (1940) - Director
• The Russian People (1942) - Director
• Beggars Are Coming to Town (1945) - Director
• Truckline Cafe (1946) - Director and Co-producer
• All My Sons (1947) - Co-producer
• The Whole World Over (1947) - Director
• The Young and Fair (1948) - Director
• The Member of the Wedding (1950) - Director
• The Bird Cage (1950) - Director
• The Autumn Garden (1951) - Director
• Desire Under the Elms (1952) (revival) - Director
• The Time of the Cuckoo (1953) - Director
• The Emperor's Clothes (1953) - Director
• The Ladies of the Corridor (1953) - Director
• Mademoiselle Colombe (1954) - Director
• Bus Stop (1955) - Director - Tony Nomination for Best Director
• Tiger at the Gates (1955) - Director - Tony Nomination for Best Director
• Pipe Dream (1955) (musical) - Director - Tony Nomination for Best Director
• The Waltz of the Toreadors (1957) - Director - Tony Nomination for Best Director
• Orpheus Descending (1957) - Director
• The Day the Money Stopped (1958) - Director
• The Waltz of the Toreadors (1958) (revival) - Director
• A Touch of the Poet (1958) - Director
• The Cold Wind and the Warm (1958) - Director
• Heartbreak House (1959) - (revival) - Director
• A Shot in the Dark (1961) - Director
• After the Fall, The Changeling, Incident at Vichy, and Tartuffe (all played in repertory) (1964-1965) - Executive Consultant to the producer, Repertory Theater of Lincoln Center
• Where's Daddy? (1966) - Director

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Harold Clurman on Spartacus Schoolnet, retrieved February 26, 2005.
• Adler, Jacob, A Life on the Stage: A Memoir, translated and with commentary by Lulla Rosenfeld, Knopf, New York, 1999, ISBN 0-679-41351-0.
• Harold Clurman at the Internet Broadway Database

[edit] External links

Harold Clurman, American Masters, Public Broadcasting System PBS