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'''Gene Feist''' ( |
'''Gene Feist''' (January 16, 1923 – March 17, 2014, [[New York City]])<ref>Although 1930 is usually cited as Gene Feist's year of birth, both Intelius and 1930 census records show he was actually born in 1923.</ref> was an American playwright, theater director and co-founder of the [[Roundabout Theater Company]]. He authored 15 plays or adaptations, of which two were published by [[Samuel French Inc.]] – ''James Joyce's Dublin'' and ''The Lady from Maxim's''. |
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==Early life== |
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Feist is the author of fifteen plays or adaptations, of which two were published by [[Samuel French Inc.]] — ''James Joyce's Dublin'' and ''The Lady from Maxim's''. |
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Feist was born Eugene Feist in [[Brooklyn]], the son of Hattie (Fishbein), a beautician, and Henry Feist, a bar owner and, later, a cab driver.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/42/Gene-Feist.html|title=Gene Feist Biography (1930-)|website=Filmreference.com|accessdate=21 October 2017}}</ref> Along with his identical twin brother Harold, Feist grew up in the [[Coney Island]] neighborhood of Brooklyn. His father owned and operated a bar in Coney Island at Seagate and Surf Avenue named Indian Village but referred to as "The Bucket of Blood" due to its rough clientele. Feist's love of reading made him a target of teasing during his youth. He attended a vocational high school for newspaper printing press operators. After graduating he joined the [[United States Army Air Forces]] where he was trained as an airplane mechanic but quickly moved to a post as editor of the Biggs (Texas) Air Field newspaper, "Bigg Stuff". During [[World War II]] he was stationed in the Philippines and later in occupied Japan, writing for other military newspapers and serving as a librarian. |
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After the war he attended Carnegie Tech, which later became [[Carnegie Mellon University]]. There he became a close friend of the artist and fellow student [[Andy Warhol]].<ref name="auto">{{cite news|url=http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/03/23/nyregion/gene-feist-founder-of-the-roundabout-theater-company-is-dead-at-91.html?referrer=|title=Gene Feist, Founder of the Roundabout Theater Company, Is Dead at 91|author=Bruce Weber|date=March 22, 2014|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|accessdate=21 October 2017}}</ref> |
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==Marriage== |
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==Career== |
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With his wife Kathe, known professionally as stage actress "Elizabeth Owens", he revived the New Theater in [[Nashville, Tennessee]], and, in 1965, Gene and Kathe Feist founded the Roundabout Theatre Company, first located in the basement of a supermarket building owned by the housing development in [[Manhattan]] where the Feists lived. Owens appeared in more than 30 plays over the next 25 years, while Gene Feist served as the Roundabout's founding director. |
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In the 1960s, Gene Feist was the Dramatics Teacher, Director of the Drama Department, and 7th grade English Teacher at Albert Leonard Junior High School, in the city of [[New Rochelle, New York]]. |
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==Kathe Feist's death== |
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Kathe Feist died from [[breast cancer]], aged 77, on March 7, 2005. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, a grandson and a granddaughter.<ref>[http://www.thevillager.com/villager_106/elizabethowens77.html Notice of Elizabeth Owens' death]</ref> |
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==Death== |
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Kathe Feist predeceased him. She died from [[breast cancer]], aged 77, on March 7, 2005. Gene Feist died at the age of 91 on March 17, 2014, in Englewood, New Jersey.<ref name="auto"/> He is survived by two daughters, a grandson and a granddaughter.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thevillager.com/villager_106/elizabethowens77.html|title=Elizabeth Owens, 77, stage actress and a resident of Penn South co-op|website=Thevillager.com|accessdate=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130902003239/http://thevillager.com/villager_106/elizabethowens77.html|archive-date=2 September 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://m.playbill.com//news/article/188956-Gene-Feist-Founder-of-Roundabout-Theatre-Company-Dies-at-91 |title=Gene Feist, Founder of Roundabout Theatre Company, Dies at 91 - Mobile Playbill.com |accessdate=2014-03-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407073908/http://m.playbill.com//news/article/188956-Gene-Feist-Founder-of-Roundabout-Theatre-Company-Dies-at-91 |archivedate=2014-04-07 }} |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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*{{IBDB name|14750|Gene Feist}} |
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*{{IBDB name|406765|Elizabeth Owens}} |
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*[http://www.filmreference.com/film/42/Gene-Feist.html Gene Feist Film Reference biography] |
*[http://www.filmreference.com/film/42/Gene-Feist.html Gene Feist Film Reference biography] |
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*[http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9C07EEDA1438F933A25751C1A967948260 ''New York Times'' theater section] |
*[http://theater2.nytimes.com/mem/theater/treview.html?res=9C07EEDA1438F933A25751C1A967948260 ''New York Times'' theater section] |
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*[http://www.nypl.org/ |
*[http://www.nypl.org/archives/82558 Gene Feist papers, 1930s-2000], Billy Rose Theatre Division, [[New York Public Library for the Performing Arts]] |
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| NAME = Feist, Gene |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American playwright and theatre director |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = January 16, 1923 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[New York City]], [[New York]], U.S. |
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Latest revision as of 02:58, 24 March 2023
Gene Feist (January 16, 1923 – March 17, 2014, New York City)[1] was an American playwright, theater director and co-founder of the Roundabout Theater Company. He authored 15 plays or adaptations, of which two were published by Samuel French Inc. – James Joyce's Dublin and The Lady from Maxim's.
Early life
[edit]Feist was born Eugene Feist in Brooklyn, the son of Hattie (Fishbein), a beautician, and Henry Feist, a bar owner and, later, a cab driver.[2] Along with his identical twin brother Harold, Feist grew up in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn. His father owned and operated a bar in Coney Island at Seagate and Surf Avenue named Indian Village but referred to as "The Bucket of Blood" due to its rough clientele. Feist's love of reading made him a target of teasing during his youth. He attended a vocational high school for newspaper printing press operators. After graduating he joined the United States Army Air Forces where he was trained as an airplane mechanic but quickly moved to a post as editor of the Biggs (Texas) Air Field newspaper, "Bigg Stuff". During World War II he was stationed in the Philippines and later in occupied Japan, writing for other military newspapers and serving as a librarian.
After the war he attended Carnegie Tech, which later became Carnegie Mellon University. There he became a close friend of the artist and fellow student Andy Warhol.[3]
Career
[edit]With his wife Kathe, known professionally as stage actress "Elizabeth Owens", he revived the New Theater in Nashville, Tennessee, and, in 1965, Gene and Kathe Feist founded the Roundabout Theatre Company, first located in the basement of a supermarket building owned by the housing development in Manhattan where the Feists lived. Owens appeared in more than 30 plays over the next 25 years, while Gene Feist served as the Roundabout's founding director.
In the 1960s, Gene Feist was the Dramatics Teacher, Director of the Drama Department, and 7th grade English Teacher at Albert Leonard Junior High School, in the city of New Rochelle, New York.
Personal life
[edit]Feist married Irma "Kathe" Schneider (February 26, 1928 – March 7, 2005) on February 10, 1957. They had two daughters. The couple reached their 48th wedding anniversary several weeks before her death.
Death
[edit]Kathe Feist predeceased him. She died from breast cancer, aged 77, on March 7, 2005. Gene Feist died at the age of 91 on March 17, 2014, in Englewood, New Jersey.[3] He is survived by two daughters, a grandson and a granddaughter.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ Although 1930 is usually cited as Gene Feist's year of birth, both Intelius and 1930 census records show he was actually born in 1923.
- ^ "Gene Feist Biography (1930-)". Filmreference.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ a b Bruce Weber (March 22, 2014). "Gene Feist, Founder of the Roundabout Theater Company, Is Dead at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Elizabeth Owens, 77, stage actress and a resident of Penn South co-op". Thevillager.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Gene Feist, Founder of Roundabout Theatre Company, Dies at 91 - Mobile Playbill.com". Archived from the original on 2014-04-07. Retrieved 2014-03-20.
External links
[edit]- Gene Feist at the Internet Broadway Database
- Elizabeth Owens at the Internet Broadway Database
- Gene Feist Film Reference biography
- New York Times theater section
- Gene Feist papers, 1930s-2000, Billy Rose Theatre Division, New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
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