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Jerome Weidman

ジェローム・ワイドマン

Jerome Weidman

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1913-04-04 (New York City)
死没
1998-10-06 (New York City) 85歳
国籍
United States
言語
English
宗教
Judaism
居住地歴
Manhattan, New York City → The Bronx, New York City

経歴

職業
playwright, novelist
活動期間
1937年〜1998年

学歴

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

受賞歴

Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1960
対象作品: Fiorello!
主催: Columbia University
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

I Can Get It for You Wholesale

1937年 Novel

A novel about the garment industry in New York.

business underworldNew York politics
映像化・舞台化
  • [Musical] I Can Get It for You Wholesale (1962)
  • [Film] House of Strangers (1949)

Fiorello!

1959年 Musical

Musical about New York Mayor Fiorello La Guardia.

politicsimmigration

I'll Never Go There Any More

1941年 Novel

Story of family and business conflicts.

familybusiness
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Broken Lance (1954)
  • [Film] The Big Show (1961)

全著作

  • 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)

翻案

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

作風・主題

文体
realisticspeakable dialogue
頻出モチーフ
New York business underworldpolitics undersideJewish immigrant life

評価・遺産

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

資料所蔵先

  • Harry Ransom Center, University of Texas at Austin

大衆文化への影響

  • Son John Weidman is a librettist

豆知識

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