Jerome Chodorov

Jerome Chodorov (August 10, 1911 – September 12, 2004) was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. He co-wrote the book with Joseph A. Fields for the original Broadway musical Wonderful Town starring Rosalind Russell. The musical was based on short stories by Ruth McKenney.

Biography

Chodorov was born in New York City, and entered journalism in the 1930s. He is best known for his 1940 play My Sister Eileen, its 1942 screen adaptation, and the musical Wonderful Town, which was based on his play.<ref name=playbill>Jones, Kenneth."Jerome Chodorov, Librettist and Playwright Who Turned 'My Sister Eileen' Into 'Wonderful Town', Dead at 93" playbill.com, September 13, 2004</ref><ref name=tams>"' Wonderful Town' Credits, Quick Review, Awards, Brief History, Synopsis" tamswitmark.com, accessed May 26, 2012</ref> Joseph A. Fields was his frequent collaborator. The writing team also adapted Sally Benson's short stories as the play Junior Miss, which was later adapted as a play and a TV musical. Chodorov was Hollywood blacklisted during the McCarthy era.<ref name=newyorktimes>McKinley, Jesse.Jerome Chodorov, Broadway and Film Writer, Dies at 93" The New York Times, September 14, 2004</ref>

His brother, Edward Chodorov (1904–1988), was also a playwright, author of the perennial favorite of amateur groups, Kind Lady.

Works

Sources: Playbill;<ref name=playbill/> Doollee<ref>"Chodorov Works" Template:Webarchive doollee.com, accessed May 26, 2012</ref>

Plays

• Schoolhouse on the Lot (1938)
• My Sister Eileen (1940)
• Junior Miss (1941)
• Those Endearing Young Charms (1943)
• The French Touch (1945)
• Anniversary Waltz (1954)
• The Ponder Heart (1956)
• Three Bags Full (1966)
• A Talent for Murder (with Norman Panama) (Edgar Award, 1982, Best Play)

Musicals

• Wonderful Town (Tony Award for Best Musical, 1953)<ref name=tams/>
• I Had a Ball
• The Girl in Pink Tights

Work as theatre director

• Alive and Kicking (revue, 1950) - additional material
• The Gazebo (1958) - director
• Make A Million (1958) - director
• Christine (1960) - director
• Blood, Sweat and Stanley Poole (1961), director

Film

• The Case of the Lucky Legs (a 1935 Perry Mason film)
• Louisiana Purchase (1941)
• My Sister Eileen (1942)
• Junior Miss (1945)
• Those Endearing Young Charms (1945; based on his play)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• Happy Anniversary (1959), based on Anniversary Waltz

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