John Jiler is an American playwright, novelist, and journalist living in New York City.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
John Jiler | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Pennsylvania, University of Hartford |
| Website | www |
Early life
editJiler was born in New York. His father, Milton W. Jiler, was a financial analyst and his mother, Dorothy Hayes, was a former editor at Vogue Magazine.[7] Jiler started his education at the Riverdale Country School. He then attended the University of Pennsylvania[4] and the University of Hartford.
Career
editAfter completing his education, Jiler began working as an actor. He performed at the Hartford Stage Company, the Public Theater, and other venues. He won the Chicago Drama Critics Award.[8]
After acting, Jiler started writing. His first play, African Star was done at the Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference.[9] He has been awarded a Jerome Fellowship, a Weissberger Prize from New Dramatists, and the Harold Arlen Award. For his musical Avenue X he won the Richard Rodgers and Edward Kleban Awards.[10][1][11][5] Avenue X began at New York's Playwrights Horizons and has played some fifty cities around the world. His plays have also been performed at Labyrinth Theater and The Kennedy Center. His "Rosenberg\Strange Fruit Project," a collaboration with clarinettist Lee Odom, has been performed at 59E59 and the Edinburgh Festival, where it was nominated for a British Offie. [1][12][13]
Jiler's first book, Dark Wind was published by St. Martin's Press[14] and was called “a classic” by the Village Voice.[8][1] His most recent, Sleeping With The Mayor was aNew York Times Notable Book Of The Year.[15][4]
As a journalist, he has written for publications such as The New York Times, The Village Voice, and The Nation.[2][1]
Family
editJiler is married to historian Elizabeth Hovey. They have two children, Jake and Stella.[4][6]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "John Jiler | New Play Exchange". newplayexchange.org. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ a b Purnick, Joyce (28 September 1997). "Location Isn't Everything". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Dark Wind: A True Account of Hurricane Gloria's Assault on Fire Island by John Jiler, Author St. Martin's Press $21.95 (260p) ISBN 978-0-312-09311-2". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ a b c d Winerip, Michael (21 October 2012). "A Boomer Caught Between Generations". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ a b "Arts Mixtape". www.nytheatre-wire.com. Archived from the original on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ a b "Paid Notice: Deaths JILER, MILTON W." The New York Times. 9 August 2000. Archived from the original on 5 June 2020. Retrieved 5 June 2020.
- ^ http://www.nytheatre-wire.com/jl12094t.html.
{{cite news}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[permanent dead link] - ^ a b "Playwright - Avenue X". Playwrights Horizons. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "New Work by Decade". theoneill. Archived from the original on 2019-05-10. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Avenue X". Concord Theatricals. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "The Kleban Foundation Honors New Talent – Times Square Chronicles". 30 January 2019. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "John Jiler & Ray Leslee, Author at Breaking Character". Breaking Character. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ LLC, New York Media (1989). New York Magazine. New York Media, LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Nonfiction Book Review: Dark Wind: A True Account of Hurricane Gloria's Assault on Fire Island by John Jiler, Author St. Martin's Press $21.95 (260p) ISBN 978-0-312-09311-2". PublishersWeekly.com. Archived from the original on 2020-06-05. Retrieved 2020-06-05.
- ^ "Notable Books of the Year 1997". Archived from the original on 2020-05-21. Retrieved 2020-06-05.