Leonard Melfi
Leonard Melfi was born in Binghamton, NY, on February 21, 1935. Attended St. Bonaventure University, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and studied with Uta Hagen/Herbert Berghof; author of “Notes of ... Read more
Leonard Melfi was born in Binghamton, NY, on February 21, 1935. Attended St. Bonaventure University, American Academy of Dramatic Arts, and studied with Uta Hagen/Herbert Berghof; author of “Notes of a New York Playwright” in "Dramatists Guild Quarterly;" two novels, "The End of Marriage Forever!" and "Bright Angel Bright;" film for Sophia Loren, “Lady Liberty”; “Earplay, The Flower Girl”; poetry in "Exodus" and "Provincetown Review;" Channel 13. TV plays, “Puck. Puck, Puck!” and “What a Life!”; artist of abstract paintings, shown May, 1978, at The Stanhope, NYC. Recipient: two Rockefeller Grants for Playwriting; Guggenheim Fellowship for Playwriting; Kennedy Center Commission; New York State Council on the Arts Commission; State University of New York Commission.