Paul Schmidt (translator)

See also: Paul Schmidt

Paul Schmidt (1934 Brooklyn-February 19 1999) was an American translator, poet, playwright, and essayist.[1]

He graduated from Colgate University in 1955, and studied at Harvard University. He studied mime with Marcel Marceau and acting with Jacques Charon. He served in the U.S. Army Intelligence, from 1958 to 1960. He was professor at the University of Texas at Austin, from 1967 to 1976.

He translated Euripides, Chekhov, Brecht, Genet, Gogol, Marivaux, and Mayakovsky. He wrote three plays. He won the Helen Hayes Award, and Kesselring Award for best play for Black Sea Follies. He taught at the Yale School of Drama.

His work appeared in The New York Review of Books.[2]

He was married to Stockard Channing.[3]

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  1. ^ Stephen Holden (February 21, 1999). "Paul Schmidt, 65, Translator, Poet and Actor". The New york Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1999/02/21/nyregion/paul-schmidt-65-translator-poet-and-actor.html. 
  2. ^ http://www.nybooks.com/contributors/paul-schmidt/
  3. ^ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/43756-Playwright-Translator-Paul-Schmidt-65-Dead-in-New-York-City

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