Jerome Alden was born 5 March 1921 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States and died 4 May 1997 of unspecified causes. He married Barbara Gaye (c1921-) in United States.
Biography
Jerome Alden was an American playwright and screenwriter for television and documentary films. He was born in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from the University of Oregon. He wrote the one-man play Bully, about Theodore Roosevelt, and the book for the musical Teddy & Alice, which was also about the Roosevelt family. Both productions appeared on Broadway.
Marriage and Family
Alden was married to a ballerina, Barbara Gaye, who danced in the original Broadway productions of Annie Get Your Gun and Our Town. They were the parents of twin sons born in 1949, both of whom are notable opera directors; Christopher Alden and David Alden.
Children
Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
Christoper Alden (1949) | |||
David Alden (1949) |
Siblings
References
- wikipedia:en:Jerome Alden
- Jerome Alden - NY Times obituary.
Footnotes (including sources)
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