Rice,Elmer Leopold

Rice,Elmer Leopold
Rice (rīs), Elmer Leopold. 1892-1967.
American playwright noted for his expressionist plays, including The Adding Machine (1923) and Street Scene (1929).

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  • Rice, Elmer — (1892 1967)    Elmer Leopold Reizenstein was born in New York and studied law before giving it up for playwriting, renaming himself Elmer Rice. He wrote plays ranging from gritty realism to expressionist fantasy. His first successful drama, On… …   The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

  • Elmer Leopold Rice — noun United States playwright (1892 1967) • Syn: ↑Rice, ↑Elmer Rice, ↑Elmer Reizenstein • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑playwright …   Useful english dictionary

  • Elmer Leopold Rice — n. Elmer Rice (1892 1967), United States playwright famous for his expressionist plays …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Elmer Reizenstein — noun United States playwright (1892 1967) • Syn: ↑Rice, ↑Elmer Rice, ↑Elmer Leopold Rice • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑playwright …   Useful english dictionary

  • Elmer Rice — noun United States playwright (1892 1967) • Syn: ↑Rice, ↑Elmer Leopold Rice, ↑Elmer Reizenstein • Instance Hypernyms: ↑dramatist, ↑playwright …   Useful english dictionary

  • Rice, Elmer (Reisenstein, Elmer Leopold) — (1892 1967)    American writer. Born in New York City, he began to write plays in 1913. He wrote over 50 plays, most of which appeared on Broadway …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

  • Elmer L. Rice — Elmer Rice Elmer Rice vers 1920 (?) Elmer Rice est un dramaturge, metteur en scène, producteur, écrivain et scénariste américain, né Elmer Leopold Reizenstein à New York le 28 septembre 1892, dé …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Elmer Rice — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Elmer Rice Fotografía de Elmer Rice por Carl van Vechten (1936) Nombre Elmer Leopold Reizens …   Wikipedia Español

  • RICE — (Reizenstein), ELMER LEOPOLD (1892–1967), U.S. playwright. Born in New York, Rice studied law and used his familiarity with legal procedure in at least two plays. His first, On Trial (1914), was also the first play on the American stage to use… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • Rice —   [raɪs], Elmer Leopold, eigentlich E. Reizenstein, amerikanischer Dramatiker, * New York 28. 9. 1892, ✝ Southampton 8. 5. 1967, Sohn deutsch jüdischer Einwanderer; Jurist. In seinen zahlreichen, formal vielgestaltigen Stücken bediente er sich… …   Universal-Lexikon

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