Murray Schisgal
1926 - 2020
General Information
Bio
(1926-2020) Playwright, screenwriter. Murray Schisgal was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Port Chester, New York.
Full Name
Murray Schisgal
Locations
Kings
Author's Timeline
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OTHER
Mr. Schisgal attended Long Island University for two years.
1926
BIRTH
Murray Joseph Schisgal was born in the East New York section of Brooklyn, New York, on November 25, 1926.
1953
OTHER
Mr. Schisgal earned a bachelor of laws degree at Brooklyn Law School in 1953.
1956
OTHER
Mr. Schisgal practiced law in Lower Manhattan until 1956 and then taught English at James Fenimore Cooper Junior High School in East Harlem.
1959
OTHER
He earned a bachelor of arts degree from the New School for Social Research in 1959.
1964
LITWORK
Luv
Coward - McCann, Inc. (1965)
Play.
Coward - McCann, Inc. (1965)
Play.
1967
LITWORK
The Tiger Makes Out
Screenplay.
Screenplay.
1968
LITWORK
Jimmy Shine
Atheneum (1969)
Play.
Atheneum (1969)
Play.
1975
LITWORK
All Over Town
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
0822200171 / 978-0822200178
Play.
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
0822200171 / 978-0822200178
Play.
1975
LITWORK
An American Millionaire
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Play.
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Play.
1980
LITWORK
The Pushcart Peddlers, The Flatulist and Other Plays
Dramatists Play Service
Plays.
Dramatists Play Service
Plays.
1982
LITWORK
Tootsie
Murray Schisgal and Larry Gelbart wrote the screenplay for the film, "Tootsie."
Murray Schisgal and Larry Gelbart wrote the screenplay for the film, "Tootsie."
1998
LITWORK
The Typists & The Tiger
Dramatists Play Service
0822211505 / 978-0822211501
Plays.
Dramatists Play Service
0822211505 / 978-0822211501
Plays.
1998
LITWORK
The Chinese and Dr. Fish
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Play.
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
Play.
1998
LITWORK
Popkins
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
0822209055 / 978-0822209058
Play.
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
0822209055 / 978-0822209058
Play.
2020
DEATH
Murray Schisgal died in Port Chester, New York, on October 1, 2020.
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