Bentley, Eric, 1916-....

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Birth 1916-09-14
Americans,
English,

Biographical notes:

Eric Russell Bentley (1916- ) was an American editor, translator and professor of dramatic literature at Columbia University.

From the description of Eric Bentley papers, ca. 1960-1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122517495

From the guide to the Eric Bentley papers, ca. 1960-1964, (The New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division.)

Eric Bentley, theater critic and dramatist.

From the description of Eric Bentley letters to Mary Douglas Dirks, 1953-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83860453

From the description of Eric Bentley letters to Mary Douglas Dirks, 1953-1995. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702152747

Charles Ludlam (1943-1987), the son of Joseph William and Marjorie Braun Ludlam, was born April 12, 1943 in Floral Park, Long Island. He graduated from Hofstra University in 1965 and then moved to New York City to begin his acting career. Ludlam made his first New York stage appearance in 1966 at the Play-House of the Ridiculous, a group formed by playwright Ronald Tavel and director John Vaccaro. In 1967, Ludlam founded his own theatrical group, the Ridiculous Theatrical Company, and began to write his own plays. According to the Cambridge guide to theatre, "the Ridiculous Theatrical Company was one of the first American theaters to deal explicitly with homosexual themes. Known for their flamboyant style, high camp, and combinations of the lofty and the lowly, plays at the Ridiculous are often based on classical dramatic and operatic texts, which are then both spoofed and celebrated with cross-dressing, scatological humor, visual gags, and puns." "Since Ludlam's death from AIDS in 1987, the Ridiculous has continued under the directorship of his life-partner Everett Quinton, a long time actor and designer with the theatre."

Source:

Banham, Martin. Cambridge Guide to Theatre . Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1995.

From the guide to the Charles Ludlam and the Ridiculous Theatrical Company interview tape collection [sound recording] / David Kaufman, (The New York Public Library. Rodgers and Hammerstein Archives of Recorded Sound.)

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Subjects:

  • Theater
  • Theater
  • Authors, English
  • English drama
  • German drama
  • Dramatic criticism
  • Dramatists, American
  • Experimental theater

Occupations:

  • Authors
  • Critic
  • Dramatists
  • Editors
  • Librettists
  • Theatrical producers and directors
  • Translator

Places:

  • United States (as recorded)

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