Teichmann, Howard.

Howard Teichmann, playwright.

From the description of The girls in 509: a comedy: typescript, n.d. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122378797

Author, educator, and theater administrator.

From the description of Howard Teichmann papers, 1857-2001 (bulk 1940-1987). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 71132837

Biographical Note

• 1916, Jan. 22: Born, Chicago, Ill.
• 1938: B.A., University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis. Stage manager and assistant to the president, Mercury Theatre on the Air
• 1939: Married Evelyn Goldstein
• 1939 - 1953 : Writer, director, and producer of radio and television programs
• 1942 - 1943 : Senior editor, United States Office of War Information, overseas branch
• 1943 - 1945 : Radio consultant to Lieutenant General Brehon Summerville, United States Army
• 1946 - 1986 : Professor of English, Barnard College, Columbia University, New York, N.Y.
• 1953: Coauthored with George S. Kaufman, The Solid Gold Cadillac (play)
• 1953 - 1987 : Served on council and several committees, Dramatists Guild
• 1957: Published Miss Lonelyhearts (play)
• 1958: Published The Girls in 509 (play)
• 1960: Published Julia, Jake, and Uncle Joe (play)
• 1962 - 1972 : Executive vice president, Shubert Theatres Enterprises
• 1963: Published A Rainy Day in Newark (play)
• 1972: Published George S. Kaufman: An Intimate Portrait. New York: Atheneum
• 1976: Published Smart Aleck: The Wit, World, and Life of Alexander Woollcott. New York: William Morrow
• 1979: Published Alice: The Life and Times of Alice Roosevelt Longworth. New York: Prentice-Hall Published and directed Smart Aleck (play)
• 1981: Published Fonda: My Life as Told to Howard Teichmann. New York: New American Library
• 1987, July 7: Died, New York, N.Y.

From the guide to the Howard Teichmann Papers, 1857-2001, (bulk 1940-1987), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)