Jack Gelber date of birth:
April 12, 1932
How old was Jack Gelber when died?
71
Where was Jack Gelber born?
Chicago, Illinois, United States
When did Jack Gelber die?
May 9, 2003
Where did Jack Gelber die?
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Jack Gelber body shape:
Average
What color are Jack Gelber's eyes?
Brown - Dark
What color is Jack Gelber's hair?
Salt and Pepper
Is Jack Gelber gay or straight?
Straight
What religion is Jack Gelber?
Jewish
What is Jack Gelber's ethnicity?
White
What is Jack Gelber nationality?
American
What is Jack Gelber's occupation?
Playwright
Short Biography
Jack Gelber (April 12, 1932 – May 9, 2003) was an American playwright best known for his 1959 drama The Connection, depicting the life of drug-addicted jazz musicians. The first great success of the Living Theatre, the play was translated into five languages and produced in ten nations. Gelber continued to work and write in New York, where he also taught writing, directing and drama as a professor, chiefly at Brooklyn College, City University of New York, where he created the MFA program in playwriting. In 1999 he received the Edward Albee Last Frontier Playwright Award in recognition of his lifetime of achievements in theatre.