Gene Saks

Deceased · Born: Nov 8, 1921 · Died: Mar 28, 2015

Personal Details

Born Nov 8, 1921 New York City, New York, USA

Spouse

Keren Victoria Ettlinger
( Dec 31, 1969 to Mar 28, 2015 )
Bea Arthur
( May 28, 1950 to Jun 27, 1978 )

Biography

Gene Saks (born Jean Michael Saks; November 8, 1921 – March 28, 2015) was an American director and actor. As a stage director, he was nominated for seven Tony Awards, winning three for his direction of I Love My Wife, Brighton Beach Memoirs, and Biloxi Blues. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gene Saks, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Career

acting

1994

Nobody's Fool as Wirf Wirfley

I.Q. as Boris Podolsky

1991

The Good Policeman

The Good Policeman as Harry

1986

The Goodbye People

The Goodbye People as Marcus Soloway

1983

Lovesick as Frantic Patient

1978

The One and Only

The One and Only as Sidney Seltzer

1975

The Prisoner of Second Avenue

The Prisoner of Second Avenue as Harry Edison

1965

A Thousand Clowns

A Thousand Clowns as Leo

1960

Play of the Week

Play of the Week as Mikoel

1958

Kraft Television Theatre

Kraft Television Theatre as Bob Harper (Segment "The Last of My Solid Gold Watches")

directing

1995

Bye Bye Birdie as Director

1991

A Fine Romance as Director

1986

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Brighton Beach Memoirs as Director

1974

Mame as Director

1972

Last of the Red Hot Lovers

Last of the Red Hot Lovers as Director

1969

Cactus Flower as Director

1968

The Odd Couple as Director

1967

Barefoot in the Park

Barefoot in the Park as Director