Martin Sherman
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[edit] Biography
Martin Sherman is a screen writer and playwright who was born in 1939 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, the son of Joseph T. Sherman and Julia Shermanof. He is openly gay, and has lived in London since 1980. Sherman attended the School of Fine Arts, Boston University Boston, and achieved a BFA in dramatic arts in 1960.
His most successful film was adapted from the original script, Alive and Kicking/Indian Summer, which he authored himself. For Broadway and West End he is best known for Bent. This play was the first to deal with the treatment of homosexuals by the Nazis during World War II. Set primarily in a concentration camp, it generated controversy for two scenes in which gay inmates achieve climax through words. He has also written a book called The Boy from Oz.
Sherman has written two collections of Gay Plays. His plays and films often contain themes of homosexuality.
[edit] Filmography
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Writer - filmography
- Mrs Henderson Presents (2005)
- The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone (2003) (TV)
- Callas Forever (2002) (scenario)
- Bent (1997) (also a play)
- Indian Summer (1996)... aka Alive and Kicking in the UK and USA
- Clothes in the Wardrobe (1992) (TV)... aka The Summer House in Australia and USA
Producer - filmography
- Bent (1997) (co-producer)
Actor - filmography
- Indian Summer (1996) .... Man At Pub... aka Alive and Kicking
Television Creditis
- The 58th Annual Tony Awards (2004) (TV) .... Nominee for "Best Book of a Musical" by The Boy from Oz, aka as The 2004 Tony Awards in USA
- Ruby, Episode #3.12 (1999) TV Episode .... Himself, - Episode #1.11 (1997) TV Episode .... Himself
[edit] Trivia
- His drama, Rose, performed by the Royal National Theatre, Cottesloe Stage, was nominated for a Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 2000 (1999 season) for Best New Play.
- He adapted Luigi Pirandello's Absolutely (perhaps) into a new version and was performed at the Wyndham Theatre and was nominated for 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Revival of 2003.
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as author of Best Play nominee "Bent."
- Tony nominee for best musical for the book of "The Boy from Oz"
[edit] Famous Quotes
- "Well, I'm not sure that Brokeback Mountain and Capote really qualify as gay films. Brokeback Mountain is about two straight men who happen to have a gay affair, and Capote is about an author, who happens to be gay, going to any lengths to get his story."
