Yale M. Udoff (March 29, 1935 – July 19, 2018)[1] was an American screenwriter and playwright.
Yale Udoff | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 29, 1935 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 19, 2018 (aged 83) Burbank, California, U.S. |
| Education | Michigan State University Georgetown University Law Center |
| Occupation(s) | Screenwriter, playwright |
| Spouse | Sally Shulamit |
Early life
editUdoff was born on March 29, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York City.[2] He graduated from Michigan State University and earned a law degree from the Georgetown University Law Center.[3]
Career
editUdoff first worked for CBS, followed by ABC.[3] He worked with producers Roone Arledge, Douglas S. Cramer and Edgar Scherick. In 1980, he was the screenwriter for Bad Timing, directed by Nicolas Roeg.[2][3] With director Duncan Gibbins, he co-wrote the script for Eve of Destruction in 1991.[2]
Udoff wrote several plays, including The Little Gentleman & The Club and A Gun Play.[3] His Magritte Skies was staged at Playwrights Horizons in New York City in 1976.[4]
Personal life and death
editUdoff married Sally Shulamit. She predeceased him in 2010.[2]
Udoff died on July 19, 2018, in Burbank, California.[2]
References
edit- ^ "In Memoriam 2018". Writers Guild of America. Retrieved December 29, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Barnes, Mike (July 27, 2018). "Yale Udoff, 'Bad Timing' Screenwriter and 'Batman' TV Booster, Dies at 83". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ a b c d Clopton, Ellis (July 26, 2018). "'Bad Timing' Screenwriter Yale Udoff Dies at 83". Variety. Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ Internet Off-Broadway Database, http://www.iobdb.com/production/4168.
