Gerald Green

Gerald Green

Born: April 8, 1922
Died: August 29, 2006 (at age 84)
Biography

Gerald Green (April 8, 1922 - August 29, 2006) was an American author, journalist, producer and director.

Biography

Green was born in Brooklyn, New York as Gerald Greenberg. He was the son of a physician, Dr. Samuel Greenberg. He was Jewish

Green attended Columbia College, where he edited the Jester, starred in several Varsity Shows, and was a member of the Philolexian Society. He graduated from the college in 1942 and, after serving in the US Army in Europe during the Second World War, where he was also the editor of the army's Stars and Stripes newspaper, he returned to New York to attend the Columbia Journalism School.

Green wrote many novels, the best known being The Last Angry Man, published in 1956. It was adapted into a movie by the same name which was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Actor in a Leading Role (Paul Muni) and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Black-and-White. His other novels include His Majesty O'Keefe (co-authored with Lawrence Klingman), adapted into a 1954 film, North West, Portofino PTA, To Brooklyn With Love, My Son the Jock, The Lotus Eaters and East and West. His 1962 novel Portofino P.T.A. was adapted into a musical, Something More!, by composer Sammy Fain and lyricists Marilyn and Alan Bergman.

He wrote the teleplay for Holocaust, a critically acclaimed 1978 TV miniseries that won eight Emmy Awards, including one for "Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series," and was credited with persuading the West German government to repeal the statute of limitations on Nazi war crimes. He later adapted the script into a novel of the same title. In recognition for this effort, Green was awarded the Dag Hammarskjöld International Peace Prize for literature, 1979. Green won another Emmy nomination for his 1985 TV script for Wallenberg: A Hero's Story. Green was also a writer, producer, and director for NBC News. In 1952, he co-created (with Dave Garroway) NBC's The Today Show.

Green lived in Stamford, Connecticut for twenty years and moved to New Canaan, Connecticut. His first wife, Marie, died of cancer. They had three children: Nancy, Ted and David. He married Marlene Eagle in 1979, becoming stepfather to Dr Janie Worth (Née Eagle), Julie Cardo (Née Eagle) and David Eagle. Green died of pneumonia in Norwalk, Connecticut on August 29, 2006.

Books written by Gerald Green

Novels

  • His Majesty O'Keefe (1950) (with Lawrence Klingman)
  • The Sword and the Sun (1953)
  • The Last Angry Man (1956)
  • The Lotus Eaters (1959)
  • The Heartless Light (1962)
  • The Portofino P.T.A (1962)
  • The Legion of Noble Christians: Or, the Sweeney Survey (1966)
  • To Brooklyn with Love (1967)
  • Faking It: Or, the Wrong Hungarian (1971)
  • Block Buster (1972)
  • Tourist (1973)
  • My Son the Jock (1975)
  • Hostage Heart (1976)
  • An American Prophet (1977)
  • Holocaust (1978 by Transworld Publishers)
  • The Healers (1979)
  • Girl (1979)
  • The Chains (1980)
  • Murfy's Men (1982)
  • Karpov's Brain (1983)
  • Not in Vain (1984)
  • East and West (1986 and 1987 by Fawcett Publishing) - ISBN 0-449-21366-8 and ISBN 978-0-449-21366-7

Plays

  • Kent State: Four-hour Teleplay (1980)

Non fiction

  • The Stones of Zion: A Novelist's Journal in Israel (1971)
  • Artists of Terezin (1978)

References and external links

  • Gerald Green, Biography, RosettaBooks.com, retrieved on: June 16, 2007
  • Stoppel, Ellen Kaye Stoppel. Editorial Review: East and West by Gerald Green, Library Journal, Drake University Law Library, Des Moines, Reed Business Information, Inc., 1986, and Amazon.com, retrieved on: June 16, 2007
  • Books Written by Gerald Green, retrieved on: June 16, 2007
  • The Works of Gerald Green, FantasticFiction.co.uk, retrieved on: June 16, 2007
  • Reader's Digest Condensed Books, A Place to Hide; Nightshade; East and West; a Time for Heroes (Abridged/Hardcover) by Evelyn Anthony (author); Gloria Murphy (author); Gerald Green (author), Will Bryant (author), Volume 2, 1987, retrieved on: June 16, 2007
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series
1955-1975
  • Reginald Rose for Twelve Angry Men (1955)
  • Rod Serling (1960)
  • Rod Serling (1961)
  • Reginald Rose (1962)
  • Robert Thom / Reginald Rose for "The Madman" (1963)
  • Ernest Kinoy for "Blacklist" and Rod Serling for "It's Mental Work"(1964)
  • David Karp for "The 700 Year Old Gang" (1965)
  • Millard Lampell for "Eagle in a Cage" (1966)
  • Bruce Geller for "Mission: Impossible" (1967)
  • Loring Mandel for "Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night" (1968)
  • JP Miller for "The People Next Door" (1969)
  • Richard Levinson & William Link for "My Sweet Charlie" (1970)
  • Joel Oliansky for "To Taste of Death But Once" (1971)
  • Richard Levinson & William Link for "Death Lends a Hand" (1972)
  • John McGreevey for "The Scholar" (1973)
  • Joanna Lee for "The Thanksgiving Story" (1974)
  • Howard Fast for "Benjamin Franklin: The Ambassador" (1975)
1976-2000
  • Sherman Yellen for "John Adams: Lawyer" (1976)
  • William Blinn & Ernest Kinoy for "Show #2" (1977)
  • Gerald Green for "Holocaust" (1978)
  • Michele Gallery for "Dying" (1979)
  • Seth Freeman for "Cop" (1980)
  • Steven Bochco, Michael Kozoll for "Hill Street Station" (1981)
  • Steven Bochco, Michael Kozoll, Jeff Lewis, Michael I. Wagner, Anthony Yerkovich for "Freedom's Last Stand" (1982)
  • David Milch for "Trial by Fury" (1983)
  • Tom Fontana, John Masius, John Ford Noonan for "The Women" (1984)
  • Patricia Green for "Who Said It's Fair, Part 2" (1985)
  • Tom Fontana, John Masius, Joe Tinker for "Time Heals, Parts I & II" (1986)
  • Steven Bochco, Terry Louise Fisher for "The Venus Butterfly" (1987)
  • Paul Haggis, Marshall Herskovitz for "Business as Usual" (1988)
  • Joseph Dougherty for "First Day/Last Day" (1989)
  • David E. Kelley for "Blood, Sweat, and Fears" (1990)
  • David E. Kelley for "On the Toad Again" (1991)
  • Diane Frolov / Andrew Schneider for "Seoul Mates" (1992)
  • Tom Fontana for "Three Men and Adena" (1993)
  • Ann Biderman for "Steroid Roy" (1994)
  • Lance A. Gentile for "Love's Labor Lost" (1995)
  • Darin Morgan for "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose" (1996)
  • Stephen Gaghan / David Milch / Michael R. Perry for "Where's Swaldo?" (1997)
  • Bill Clark / Nicholas Wootton / David Milch for "Lost Israel: Part II" (1998)
  • David Chase / James Manos, Jr. for "College" (1999)
  • Rick Cleveland & Aaron Sorkin for "In Excelsis Deo" (2000)
2000-present
  • Mitchell Burgess & Robin Green for "Employee of the Month" (2001)
  • Robert Cochran / Joel Surnow for "12:00 a.m. - 1:00 a.m." (2002)
  • Mitchell Burgess & David Chase & Robin Green for "Whitecaps" (2003)
  • Terence Winter for "Long Term Parking" (2004)
  • David Shore for "Three Stories" (2005)
  • Terence Winter for "Members Only" (2006)
  • David Chase for "Made in America" (2007)
  • Matthew Weiner for "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (2008)
  • Kater Gordon & Matthew Weiner for "Meditations in an Emergency" (2009)
  • Erin Levy & Matthew Weiner for "Shut the Door. Have a Seat." (2010)
  • Jason Katims for "Always" (2011)
  • Alex Gansa & Howard Gordon & Gideon Raff for "Pilot (Homeland)" (2012)
  • Henry Bromell for "Q&A" (2013)
  • Moira Walley-Beckett for "Ozymandias" (2014)
  • David Benioff & D. B. Weiss for "Mother's Mercy" (2015)
Authority control
  • WorldCat Identities
  • VIAF: 67571351
  • LCCN: n79128071
  • ISNI: 0000 0001 1446 9676
  • GND: 130350680
  • SUDOC: 172570883
  • BNF: cb14102935h (data)

[ Source: Wikipedia ]


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