David Mark Feldshuh (born January 31, 1944, New York City) is an American director, actor, writer, teacher, and practicing physician. His 1992 play Miss Evers' Boys, based on the Tuskegee syphilis experiment, was a finalist for the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The 1997 adaptation of Miss Evers' Boys (adapted by Walter Bernstein) was nominated for 11 Emmy Awards (winning four) and two Golden Globe Awards (winning one).
His work includes the 1994 documentary Susceptible to Kindness, which won a CINE Golden Eagle Award and an Intercom Gold Plaque.
Feldshuh practices medicine at Cayuga Medical Center[1] and teaches in Cornell University's Department of Performing and Media Arts.[2]
Personal life
editFeldshuh was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Lillian (née Kaplan) and Sidney Feldshuh, a lawyer. He was raised in Scarsdale, New York.[3] He married Martha A. Frommelt in 1986.[4] He is the brother of actress Tovah Feldshuh, and father of X Ambassadors former guitarist Noah Feldshuh.[5]
References
edit- ^ Hovis, Kathy (April 2, 2020). "Professor, physician continues urgent care routine". Cornell College of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved April 4, 2020.
- ^ "Cornell University Website Template". Arts.cornell.edu. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
- ^ "Tovah Feldshuh Bio". Filmreference.com. Retrieved December 6, 2012.
- ^ "Martha A. Frommelt Married in Minnesota". The New York Times. August 2, 1986. p. 11.
- ^ Warshof, Jason (May 18, 2016). "X Ithacans: Ambassadors rock the State". Ithaca Times.
