Jerome Chodorov (10 August 1911 - 12 September 2004) was a playwright and librettist.
Biography
He was born in New York City, and entered journalism in the 1930s, but is best known for his 1940 play My Sister Eileen, its 1942 screen adaptation, and the musical Wonderful Town, which is based on it. Joseph A. Fields was his frequent collaborator. He was Hollywood blacklisted during the McCarthy era. His brother, Edward Chodorov (1904-1988), was also a playwright, author of the perennial favorite of amateur groups, Kind Lady.
Plays
- Schoolhouse on the Lot
- Junior Miss
- The French Touch
- My Sister Eileen
- Anniversary Waltz
- Barnaby and Mr. O'Malley
- The Ponder Heart
- Three Bags Full
- Blithe Spirit
- A Talent for Murder (with Norman Panama) (Edgar Award, 1982, Best Play)
Musicals
- Wonderful Town (Tony Award for Best Musical, 1953)
- The Girl in Pink Tights
- I Had a Ball
Other
- Alive and Kicking (revue, 1950) - additional material
- The Gazebo - director
- Christine - director
- Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole - 1961
Film
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