Frankel, Doris, 1909-1994

Doris Frankel (1909-1994) was an Emmy Award-winning American dramatist who wrote for television, radio, and theater. Her work appeared on dozens of television and radio shows, and two of her plays, Don't Throw Glass Houses (1938) and Love Me Long (1949), appeared on Broadway.

Doris Frankel was born and raised in New York City and graduated from Radcliffe College in 1929. By the age of 20 her book of poetry, The Sun Beats Down, was published. During that time Frankel was working as the author, producer, and narrator for New York's WPCH radio show "The Poetry Recital," as well as writing and editing scripts for Universal and Warner Brothers.

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