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Jerome Weidman

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Jerome Weidman

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1913-04-04 （New York City）
Died
1998-10-06 （New York City） age 85
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Judaism
Residence History
Manhattan, New York City → The Bronx, New York City

Career

Occupations
playwright, novelist
Active Years
1937-1998

Education

City College of New York
Liberal Arts
Country: United States
Attended after high school
New York University Law School
Law
Country: United States
Attended while writing

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1960
Work: Fiorello!
Organization: Columbia University
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

1937 Novel

A novel about the garment industry in New York.

business underworldNew York politics
Adaptations
  • [Musical] I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1962)
  • [Film] House of Strangers (1949)

Fiorello!

1959 Musical

Musical about New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia.

politicsimmigration

I'll Never Go There Any More

1941 Novel

Story of family and business conflicts.

familybusiness
Adaptations
  • [Film] Broken Lance (1954)
  • [Film] The Big Show (1961)

Bibliography

  • I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1937)
  • What's in It for Me? (1938)
  • I'll Never Go There Any More (1941)
  • The Lights Around the Shore
  • Too Early to Tell (1946)
  • The Price Is Right (1949)
  • Give Me Your Love (1952)
  • The Hand of the Hunter (1953)
  • The Third Angel (1953)
  • Your Daughter Iris (1955)
  • The Enemy Camp (1958)
  • Before You Go (1960)
  • The Sound of Bow Bells (1962)
  • Word Of Mouth (1964)
  • Other People's Money (1967)
  • The Centre of the Action (1969)
  • Fourth Street East (1970)
  • Last Respects (1971)
  • Tiffany Street (1974)
  • A Family Fortune (1978)
  • Counselors-at-law (1980)

Adaptations

  • House of Strangers (1949)
  • The Damned Don't Cry (1950)
  • Invitation (1952)
  • Broken Lance (1954)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realisticspeakable dialogue
Recurring Motifs
New York business underworldpolitics undersideJewish immigrant life

Legacy

American novelist and playwright known for depicting the rough underside of New York business and politics. Pulitzer Prize winner.

Archives

  • Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin

In Popular Culture

  • Son John Weidman is a librettist

Trivia

  • Father worked in garment trade.
  • Sons: John Weidman and Jeffrey.