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{{Short description|American playwright, screenwriter (1926–2020)}}
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| name = Murray Schisgal
| birth_name = Murray Joseph Schisgal
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1926|11|25}}
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'''Murray Schisgal''' (born November 25, 1926) is an [[United States|American]] [[playwright]] and [[screenwriter]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Murray Schisgal|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/110203/Murray-Schisgal/filmography}}</ref>
'''Murray Joseph Schisgal''' (November 25, 1926 – October 1, 2020) was an American [[playwright]] and [[screenwriter]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Murray Schisgal|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/110203/Murray-Schisgal/filmography|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183120/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/110203/Murray-Schisgal/filmography|url-status=dead|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=2015|archive-date=2015-04-02}}</ref>


==Life and career==
==Early life, family and education==
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Schisgal was born in Brooklyn, [[New York City]]. He is the son of Jewish immigrants, Irene (Sperling) and Abraham Schisgal, a tailor.<ref>http://www.filmreference.com/film/51/Murray-Schisgal.html</ref><ref>{{cite news| url=http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99232193.html?dids=99232193:99232193&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jul+13%2C+1990&author=Helen+Kaye&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=TO+ISRAEL+WITH+LUV&pqatl=google | work=Jerusalem Post | first=Helen | last=Kaye | title=To Israel With Luv | date=July 13, 1990}}</ref> Schisgal won his first recognition for the 1963 [[off-Broadway]] double-bill ''The Typists'' and ''The Tiger'', which received the [[Drama Desk Award]]. His 1965 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut, ''[[Luv (play)|Luv]]'', was nominated for a [[Tony Award]] for Best Play and for Best Author of a Play. Other credits include ''[[Jimmy Shine]]'', ''[[74 Georgia Avenue]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatre.com/xn/detail/512406:Event:88988?xg_source=activity|title=74 Georgia Avenue, a play by Murray Schisgal|work=britishtheatre.com|year=2011|accessdate=August 14, 2011}}</ref> "[[Naked Old Man]]" and ''[[All Over Town (play)|All Over Town]]'', which received a Drama Desk nomination.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/51/Murray-Schisgal.html|title=Murray Schisgal Biography|work=filmreference.com|year=2011|accessdate=August 14, 2011}}</ref>
<big>'''Early life'''</big>


Schisgal was born in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]. He was the son of Jewish immigrants, Irene (Sperling), a [[bank clerk]], and Abraham Schisgal, a [[tailor]].<ref>{{cite news| url= https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99232193.html?dids=99232193:99232193&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jul+13%2C+1990&author=Helen+Kaye&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=TO+ISRAEL+WITH+LUV&pqatl=google | archive-url= https://archive.today/20120714165227/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/99232193.html?dids=99232193:99232193&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Jul+13,+1990&author=Helen+Kaye&pub=Jerusalem+Post&desc=TO+ISRAEL+WITH+LUV&pqatl=google | url-status= dead | archive-date= July 14, 2012 | work=Jerusalem Post | first=Helen | last=Kaye | title=To Israel With Luv | date=July 13, 1990}}</ref><ref name="mrs1">{{cite news | url= https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/theater/murray-schisgal-dead.html | title= Murray Schisgal, Who Brought the Absurd to the Mainstream, Dies at 93| work= The New York Times| publisher= | date= October 2, 2020| accessdate=}}</ref>
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Schisgal also wrote ''The Love Song of Barney Kempinski'', which was the first presentation of ''[[ABC Stage 67]]''. Along with [[Larry Gelbart]], Schisgal co-wrote the screenplay for ''[[Tootsie]]'', for which he was nominated for an [[Academy Award|Oscar]], [[Golden Globe]], and [[BAFTA]], and for which he won awards from the [[Writers Guild of America]], [[New York Film Critics Circle]], [[National Society of Film Critics]] and the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=variety100&content=jump&jump=review&reviewID=VE1117795799&category=1935|title=Tootsie Movie Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Film Tootsie|first=Todd|last=McCarthy|work=variety.com|date=December 7, 1982|accessdate=August 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800361170/bio|title=Murray Schisgal Biography|work=movies.yahoo.com|year=2011|accessdate=August 14, 2011}}</ref>

<big>'''Education'''</big>

Schisgal studied at [[Brooklyn Conservatory of Music]]. In 1953, he graduated from [[Brooklyn Law School]] with a [[Honorary degree|Honorary Degree]] and [[LLB]]. He then studied at [[LIU Brooklyn|Long Island University]] in Brooklyn and later earned a [[Bachelor of Arts|Bachelors of Arts]] at [[The New School for Social Research]] in 1959.<ref name="NYT" />

==Career==
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Schisgal won his first recognition for the 1963 [[off-Broadway]] double-bill ''The Typists'' and ''The Tiger'', which received the [[Drama Desk Award]]. His 1965 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut, ''[[Luv (play)|Luv]]'', was nominated for a [[Tony Award]] for Best Play and for Best Author of a Play. Other credits include ''[[Jimmy Shine]]'', ''[[74 Georgia Avenue]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatre.com/xn/detail/512406:Event:88988?xg_source=activity|title=74 Georgia Avenue, a play by Murray Schisgal |work=britishtheatre.com|year=2011|access-date=August 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116081024/http://www.britishtheatre.com/xn/detail/512406:Event:88988?xg_source=activity|archive-date= January 16, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''Naked Old Man'' and ''All Over Town'', which received a Drama Desk nomination.{{cn|date=October 2020}}

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Schisgal also wrote ''The Love Song of Barney Kempinski'', which was the first presentation of ''[[ABC Stage 67]]'', and the screenplay for ''[[The Tiger Makes Out]]''. Along with [[Larry Gelbart]], Schisgal co-wrote the screenplay for ''[[Tootsie]]'', for which he was nominated for an [[Academy Awards|Oscar]], [[Golden Globe]], and [[BAFTA]], and for which he won awards from the [[Writers Guild of America]], [[New York Film Critics Circle]], [[National Society of Film Critics]] and the [[Los Angeles Film Critics Association]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.variety.com/index.asp?layout=variety100&content=jump&jump=review&reviewID=VE1117795799&category=1935|title=Tootsie Movie Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Film Tootsie|first=Todd|last=McCarthy|work=variety.com|date=December 7, 1982|access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://movies.yahoo.com/movie/contributor/1800361170/bio|title=Murray Schisgal Biography| work= movies.yahoo.com|year=2011|access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref>

==Personal life and death==
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Schisgal died on October 1, 2020, in [[Port Chester, New York]], at the age of 93.<ref name=mrs1/>

==Filmography==
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|1982|| ''[[Tootsie]]'' || Party Guest ||also co-screenwriter
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==References==
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*[http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsS/schisgal-murray.html Murray Schisgal at doolee.com]
*[http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsS/schisgal-murray.html Murray Schisgal at doolee.com]


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Latest revision as of 06:12, 28 July 2024

Murray Schisgal
Born
Murray Joseph Schisgal

(1926-11-25)November 25, 1926
Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
DiedOctober 1, 2020(2020-10-01) (aged 93)
Port Chester, New York, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Occupation(s)Screenwriter, playwright

Murray Joseph Schisgal (November 25, 1926 – October 1, 2020) was an American playwright and screenwriter.[1]

Early life, family and education

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Early life

Schisgal was born in Brooklyn, New York City, New York. He was the son of Jewish immigrants, Irene (Sperling), a bank clerk, and Abraham Schisgal, a tailor.[2][3]

Education

Schisgal studied at Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. In 1953, he graduated from Brooklyn Law School with a Honorary Degree and LLB. He then studied at Long Island University in Brooklyn and later earned a Bachelors of Arts at The New School for Social Research in 1959.[1]

Career

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Schisgal won his first recognition for the 1963 off-Broadway double-bill The Typists and The Tiger, which received the Drama Desk Award. His 1965 Broadway debut, Luv, was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play and for Best Author of a Play. Other credits include Jimmy Shine, 74 Georgia Avenue,[4] Naked Old Man and All Over Town, which received a Drama Desk nomination.[citation needed]

Schisgal also wrote The Love Song of Barney Kempinski, which was the first presentation of ABC Stage 67, and the screenplay for The Tiger Makes Out. Along with Larry Gelbart, Schisgal co-wrote the screenplay for Tootsie, for which he was nominated for an Oscar, Golden Globe, and BAFTA, and for which he won awards from the Writers Guild of America, New York Film Critics Circle, National Society of Film Critics and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association.[5][6]

Personal life and death

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Schisgal died on October 1, 2020, in Port Chester, New York, at the age of 93.[3]

Filmography

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Year Title Role Notes
1982 Tootsie Party Guest also co-screenwriter

References

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  1. ^ a b "Murray Schisgal". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02.
  2. ^ Kaye, Helen (July 13, 1990). "To Israel With Luv". Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on July 14, 2012.
  3. ^ a b "Murray Schisgal, Who Brought the Absurd to the Mainstream, Dies at 93". The New York Times. October 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "74 Georgia Avenue, a play by Murray Schisgal". britishtheatre.com. 2011. Archived from the original on January 16, 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  5. ^ McCarthy, Todd (December 7, 1982). "Tootsie Movie Review - Read Variety's Analysis Of The Film Tootsie". variety.com. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
  6. ^ "Murray Schisgal Biography". movies.yahoo.com. 2011. Retrieved August 14, 2011.
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