Elmer Rice

Playwright

Birthday September 28, 1892

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace New York City, NY

DEATH DATE May 8, 1967 (74)

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About

American playwright best known for his Pulitzer Prize winning drama Street Scene.

Before Fame

He practiced Law briefly after graduating from New York Law School in 1912.

Trivia

He had an affair with fellow playwright Dorothy Parker and the pair wrote Close Harmony together.

Family Life

He had two children with his first wife Hazel Levy, who he married in 1915.

Associated With

He was portrayed by the actor Jon Favreau in the 1994 film Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle.