Eric Overmyer
September 25, 1951 - March 16, 2026
General Information
Bio
Eric Overmyer (1951-2026) Playwright, producer, writer. Eric Overmyer was born in Boulder, Colorado, and died in Mount Vernon, New York. He wrote scripts for television programs like “St. Elsewhere,” “Homicide: Life on the Street,” “The Wire,” “Treme,” and “Bosch.”
Full Name
Eric Ellis Overmyer
Locations
Kings•Westchester
Author's Timeline
1951
Birth
Eric Ellis Overmyer was born in Boulder, Colorado, on September 25, 1951.
1979
Other Life Event
Kings County
Mr. Overmyer moved to New York in 1979 to study at Brooklyn College.
Mr. Overmyer moved to New York in 1979 to study at Brooklyn College.
1995
Literary Work
Eric Overmyer: Collected Plays
Smith & Kraus Pub Inc
1880399407 / 978-1880399408
Collectioon of plays.
Smith & Kraus Pub Inc
1880399407 / 978-1880399408
Collectioon of plays.
2000
Literary Work
Plays By Eric Overmyer
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881451533 / 978-0881451535
Collection of 3 full-length plays.
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881451533 / 978-0881451535
Collection of 3 full-length plays.
2001-2005
Other Life Event
Mr. Overmyer was a writer for the NBC series “Law & Order” from 2001 to 2005.
2014
Literary Work
On the Verge, or the Geography of Yearning
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881455806 / 978-0881455809
Play that premiered at Baltimore Center Stage, in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1985.
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881455806 / 978-0881455809
Play that premiered at Baltimore Center Stage, in Baltimore, Maryland, in 1985.
2019
Literary Work
In A Pig's Valise
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881456578 / 978-0881456578
Musical comedy.
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881456578 / 978-0881456578
Musical comedy.
2019
Literary Work
In Perpetuity Throughout The Universe
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881455792 / 978-0881455793
Comedy.
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881455792 / 978-0881455793
Comedy.
2019
Literary Work
Mi Vida Loca
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881455814 / 978-0881455816
Play.
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881455814 / 978-0881455816
Play.
2019
Literary Work
Native Speech
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881450170 / 978-0881450170
Play.
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881450170 / 978-0881450170
Play.
2021
Literary Work
Alki
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881451266 / 978-0881451269
Play, an adaption of Henrik Ibsen’s “Peer Gynt.”
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881451266 / 978-0881451269
Play, an adaption of Henrik Ibsen’s “Peer Gynt.”
2021
Literary Work
Amphitryon
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881451274 / 978-0881451276
Play, adaption of a Greek myth.
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881451274 / 978-0881451276
Play, adaption of a Greek myth.
2022
Literary Work
Figaro/Figaro
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881451223 / 978-0881451221
Play.
Broadway Play Publishing, Inc.
0881451223 / 978-0881451221
Play.
2026
Death
Eric Overmyer died in a care facility in Mount Vernon, New York, on March 16, 2026.
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