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N. Richard Nash(1913-2000)

  • Writer
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N. Richard Nash was born on 8 June 1913 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a writer, known for Cry Macho (2021), Porgy and Bess (1959) and The Rainmaker (1956). He was married to Lillian J (Katherine Copeland) Kaplan, Janice Rule and Helena Louise Taylor. He died on 11 December 2000 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
BornJune 8, 1913
DiedDecember 11, 2000(87)
BornJune 8, 1913
DiedDecember 11, 2000(87)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Clint Eastwood in Cry Macho (2021)
Cry Macho
5.7
  • Writer
  • 2021
Sidney Poitier, Sammy Davis Jr., and Dorothy Dandridge in Porgy and Bess (1959)
Porgy and Bess
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1959
The Rainmaker (1956)
The Rainmaker
6.9
  • Writer
  • 1956
Robert Brown, Bobby Sherman, and David Soul in Here Come the Brides (1968)
Here Come the Brides
7.6
TV Series
  • Writer(creator)

Credits

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Writer

  • Clint Eastwood in Cry Macho (2021)
    Cry Macho
    5.7
    • screenplay by
    • based on the novel by
    • 2021
  • El Manik, Mang Udel, Rini S. Bono, Ronny M. Toha, and Ikranagara in Bintang Kejora (1986)
    Bintang Kejora
    7.5
    • Writer
    • 1986
  • Elizabeth Montgomery in Between the Darkness and the Dawn (1985)
    Between the Darkness and the Dawn
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1985
  • Rosanna Arquette, Maxwell Caulfield, and Frederic Forrest in The Parade (1984)
    The Parade
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • teleplay
    • story
    • 1984
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Tuesday Weld in The Rainmaker (1982)
    The Rainmaker
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1982
  • To theatro tis Defteras (1970)
    To theatro tis Defteras
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1976
  • Dragonfly (1976)
    Dragonfly
    5.2
    • written by
    • 1976
  • Prodavets dozhdya (1975)
    Prodavets dozhdya
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1975
  • Vlado Müller and Ida Rapaicová in Hrst ohna (1970)
    Hrst ohna
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1970
  • Robert Brown, Bobby Sherman, and David Soul in Here Come the Brides (1968)
    Here Come the Brides
    7.6
    TV Series
    • television developer
    • developed for television by
    • written by
    • 1968–1970
  • Der Witzbold
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1966
  • Summer Fun (1966)
    Summer Fun
    6.0
    TV Series
    • writer
    • 1966
  • Der Regenmacher
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1966
  • De regenmaker
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1966
  • Bob Dylan, David Warner, Ursula Howells, Reg Lye, James Mellor, and Maureen Pryor in The Madhouse on Castle Street (1963)
    BBC Sunday-Night Play
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Writer
    • 1963

Personal details

  • Born
    • June 8, 1913
    • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • December 11, 2000
    • Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Lillian J (Katherine Copeland) KaplanNovember 26, 1955 - October 13, 1992 (her death, 2 children)
  • Other works
    Active on Broadway in the following productions:

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Says he wrote The Rainmaker (1956) as a tribute to his compassionate older sister, Mae, who "saved my life" by curing him of stuttering when he was a child, by acting as a tirelessly attentive listener.

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