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William M. Hoffman(1939-2017)

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William M. Hoffman was born on 12 April 1939 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for One Life to Live (1968), Camera Three (1954) and The Ghosts of Versailles (1992). He died on 29 April 2017 in Bronx, New York, USA.
BornApril 12, 1939
DiedApril 29, 2017(78)
BornApril 12, 1939
DiedApril 29, 2017(78)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

One Life to Live (1968)
One Life to Live
6.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
Camera Three
6.3
TV Series
  • Writer
Håkan Hagegård and Teresa Stratas in The Ghosts of Versailles (1992)
The Ghosts of Versailles
8.5
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1992
As Is (1986)
As Is
7.0
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1986

Credits

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Writer

  • Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles (2019)
    Corigliano: The Ghosts of Versailles
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2019
  • One Life to Live (1968)
    One Life to Live
    6.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • script writer
    • Writer
    • 1991–1993
  • Håkan Hagegård and Teresa Stratas in The Ghosts of Versailles (1992)
    The Ghosts of Versailles
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 1992
  • As Is (1986)
    As Is
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • Natalie Wood and Jacques Sernas in Camera Three (1954)
    Camera Three
    6.3
    TV Series
    • writer
    • Writer
    • 1976–1978

Personal details

  • Born
    • April 12, 1939
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • April 29, 2017
    • Bronx, New York, USA(cardiac arrest)
  • Other works
    Stage: Wrote "As Is," performed at the Half Moon Theatre in London, England, with George Costigan, Susannah Fellows, David Fielder, Ray Shell, Ursula Jones, and Graham Turner in the cast. Chris Bond was director.

Did you know

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    As an editor at Hill and Wang, he promoted the careers of American playwrights Lanford Wilson, Robert Patrick, Ed Bullins, Tom Eyen, Rochelle Owens, Robert Wilson, David Starkweather, Bill Solly and Jane Chambers, together with British writers Frank Marcus and Joe Orton, by publishing them in either his "New American Plays" series or his groundbreaking anthology, "Gay Plays: A First Collection".

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