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N. Richard Nash

Known for

Writing

Born

June 8, 1913

Birthplace

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

December 11, 2000 (aged 87)

Biography

N. Richard Nash, (1913-2000), was an American playwright, screenwriter and novelist. Born in Philadelphia, he was one of the writers of the “golden age” of television, and the author of The Rainmaker and other plays translated into numerous languages. Often under the name “John Roc” he wrote radical works of which seven have been published in N. Richard Nash Selected Plays. Along with Cry Macho, his fiction includes The Last Magic, Radiance, and East Wind, Rain and the Roc novel Winter Blood.

Best known work

Cry Macho

Cry Macho

2021
Helen of Troy

Helen of Troy

1956
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

1956
Porgy and Bess

Porgy and Bess

1959
Nora Prentiss

Nora Prentiss

1947
Mara Maru

Mara Maru

1952
The Flying Missile

The Flying Missile

1950
Between the Darkness and the Dawn

Between the Darkness and the Dawn

1985
The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

1982
Top of the World

Top of the World

1955

Filmography

  1. 2021

    Cry Macho

    Screenplay, Novel

  2. 1990

  3. 1986

    Bintang Kejora

    Theatre Play

  4. 1985

  5. 1984

    The Parade

    Story, Teleplay

  6. 1982

    The Rainmaker

    Writer, Director

  7. 1976

    Dragonfly

    Writer

  8. 1975

  9. 1959

    Porgy and Bess

    Screenplay

  10. 1956

    The Rainmaker

    Novel, Screenplay

  11. 1956

    Helen of Troy

    Adaptation

  12. 1955

  13. 1952

    Mara Maru

    Screenplay

  14. 1950

    The Flying Missile

    Original Story

  15. 1950

    The Goldbergs

    Screenplay

  16. 1950

  17. 1949

    Dear Wife

    Screenplay

  18. 1948

  19. 1947

    Nora Prentiss

    Screenplay

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