Philip Moeller
Philip Moeller (26 August 1880 – 26 April 1958) was an American stage producer and director, playwright and screenwriter, born in New York where he helped found the short-lived Washington Square Players and then with Lawrence Langner and Helen Westley founded the Theatre Guild.[1]
He was educated at New York University and Columbia University.
Among plays he directed for the Theatre Guild were
Playwright
- Helena's Husband (1915) one-act play for Washington Square Players on its opening night 4 October 1915[2]
- Madame Sand - a biographical comedy (1917)
- The Roadhouse in Arden (1917)
- Pokey (1918)
- Two blind beggars and one less blind: a tragic comedy in one act (1918)
- Sophie - a comedy (1919)
- Caprice - adaptation of three-act play by Austrian writer Sil-Vara (pseudonym of Geza Silberer) in 1929.
Filmography
References
- ^ Cody, Gabrielle and Sprinchorn,Evert The Columbia encyclopedia of modern drama, Volume 2 Columbia University Press p.1341
- ^ "The Lesson of the Washington Square Players"
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Moeller, Philip |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
Theatre producer and director |
| Date of birth |
26 August 1880 |
| Place of birth |
New York City |
| Date of death |
26 April 1958 |
| Place of death |
New York City |