Jack Gelber Death
Jack passed away on May 9, 2003 at the age of 71 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States.
When did Jack Gelber die?
May 9, 2003How old was Jack Gelber when died?
71Where did Jack Gelber die? What was the location of death?
Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States
Jack Gelber Birthday and Date of Death
Jack Gelber was born on April 12, 1932 and died on May 9, 2003. Jack was 71 years old at the time of death.
Birthday: April 12, 1932
Date of Death: May 9, 2003
Age at Death: 71
Jack Gelber - 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.
