Clifford Odets date of birth:
July 18, 1906
How old was Clifford Odets when died?
57
Where was Clifford Odets born?
Philadelphia, PA, USA
When did Clifford Odets die?
August 14, 1963
Where did Clifford Odets die?
Hollywood, CA, USA
Why did Clifford Odets die?
Stomach Cancer
Clifford Odets body shape:
Average
What color are Clifford Odets's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Clifford Odets's hair?
Black
Clifford Odets distinctive features:
Curly Hair
Is Clifford Odets gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Clifford Odets?
Jewish
What is Clifford Odets's ethnicity?
White
What is Clifford Odets nationality?
American
Where did Clifford Odets go to school?
Dropout
What is Clifford Odets's occupation?
Playwright, Screenwriter, Director
Clifford Odets claim to fame:
Wrote the screenplay to Sweet Smell of Success
Clifford Odets friends:
Katherine Ann Porter, Charlie Chaplin, Elia Kazan, Harry Cohn, Lee Strasberg, Luther Adler, Stella Adler, Harold Clurman, Orson Welles, Dolores Del Rio
Short Biography
Clifford Odets (July 18, 1906 – August 14, 1963) was an American playwright, screenwriter, and director. Odets was widely seen as successor to Nobel Prize-winning playwright Eugene O'Neill as O'Neill began to retire from Broadway's commercial pressures and increasing critical opprobrium in the mid-1930s. From early 1935 on, Odets' socially relevant dramas proved extremely influential, particularly for the remainder of the Great Depression. Odets' works inspired the next several generations of playwrights, including Arthur Miller, Paddy Chayefsky, Neil Simon, David Mamet, and Jon Robin Baitz. After the production of his play Clash by Night in the 1941-42 season, Odets focused his energies on film projects, remaining in Hollywood for the next seven years. He began to be eclipsed by such playwrights as Miller, Tennessee Williams and, in 1950, William Inge.