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(1935-2021) Actor, writer. Charles Grodin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and died in Wilton, Connecticut. He was a Broadway performer and writer.

Full Name

Charles Grodin

Locations

New York

Author's Timeline


1935

BIRTH

Charles Sidney Grodin was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, on April 21, 1935.

1956

OTHER

Mr. Grodin studied acting with Uta Hagen in Manhattan, New York, from 1956 to 1959.

1989

LITWORK

It Would Be So Nice If Your Weren't Here: My Journey Through Show business
William Morrow & Company
0688088732 / 978-0688088736
Memoir.

1991

LITWORK

Price of Fame: A Play
New York, NY: Samuel French
978-0-573-69220-8
Play.

1992

LITWORK

One of the All-Time Greats: A Comedy
New York, NY: Samuel French
978-0-573-69366-3
Play.

1993

LITWORK

Freddie The Fly
New York, NY: Random House
978-0-679-83847-0
Novel for young readers.

1994

LITWORK

We're Ready For You, Mr. Grodin: Behind The Scenes At Talk Shows, Movies And Elsewhere
Scribner
0025457950 / 978-0025457959
Memoir.

2002

LITWORK

I Like It Better When You're Funny: Working in Television and Other Precarious Adventures
New York, NY: Random House
978-0-375-50784-7
Memoir.

2007

LITWORK

If I Only Knew Then... Learning from Our Mistakes
New York, NY: Springboard Press
978-0-446-58115-8
Memoir.

2008

LITWORK

The Right Kind of People
New York, NY: Samuel French
978-0-573-65107-6
Play.

2009

LITWORK

How I Got to Be Whoever It Is I Am
New York, NY: Springboard Press
978-0-446-51940-3
Memoir.

2013

LITWORK

Just When I Thought I'd Heard Everything: Humorous Observations on Life in America
Santa Monica, CA: Homina Publishing
978-0-970-44999-3
Memoir.

2021

DEATH

Charles Grodin died at his home in Wilton, Connecticut, on May 18, 2021.

2021

INTERMENT

Charles Grodin was interred at Adath Jeshurun Cemetery, Allison Park, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.

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