Allan Praigrod Albert (June 29, 1945,
New York City
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- June 10, 1994, New York City) was a director, producer, and
playwright
A playwright or dramatist is a person who writes plays.
Etymology
The word "play" is from Middle English pleye, from Old English plæġ, pleġa, plæġa ("play, exercise; sport, game; drama, applause"). The word "wright" is an archaic English ...
. He attended
Amherst College
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and the
Yale School of Drama. He has served as artistic director at the
Charles Playhouse in
Boston
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and the
Berkshire Theatre Festival
The Berkshire Theatre Festival is one of the oldest professional performing arts venues in the Berkshires, celebrating its 80th anniversary season in 2008.
History
The main building of the Berkshire Theatre Festival was originally the Stockbridge ...
in
Stockbridge, Massachusetts
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. In 1972 he started Allan Albert Productions. He also created the
National Educational Television series ''How Can I Tell You?''.
[Contemporary Authors Online 2003]
Albert died from lymphoma on June 10, 1994, in New York City.
Bibliography
* ''Corral'' (1975)
* ''The Wanted Wagon'' (1975)
* ''The Whale Show'' (1975)
* ''The Boston Tea Party'' (1976)
References
Further reading
* .
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1945 births
1994 deaths
Amherst College alumni
Yale School of Drama alumni
20th-century American dramatists and playwrights
American male dramatists and playwrights
20th-century American male writers
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