William Luce (1931-2019) *88
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was a writer, primarily for the stage and television. He wrote several plays which starred Julie Harris, and specialized in one-person plays. "Playwright William Luce picks his leading characters carefully, because they're usually the only ones in his shows." Luce wrote the one-person play, The Belle of Amherst, which premiered on Broadway in 1976, starring Julie Harris as Emily Dickinson, among others, and directed by Charles Nelson Reilly. Harris also appeared in this play in regional theatre. The play was taped and broadcast on television in 1976. His play about Charlotte Brontë, Bronte, starring Julie Harris and directed by Charles Nelson Reilly, was initially filmed in 1982 in Ireland, after several stage performances, and televised on Public Television in 1985. Harris subsequently performed the play in regional US theatre.
His play Zelda, about Zelda Fitzgerald, premiered Off-Broadway in 1984 and starred Olga Bellin. Luce turned this play into The Last Flapper, which was performed in regional U.S. theatres initially in 1987 by Piper Laurie, once again directed by Charles Nelson Reilly.
He wrote the play, Lillian, about Lillian Hellman which ran on Broadway in 1986 and starred Zoe Caldwell. His play, Lucifer's Child, based on the writings of Karen Blixen (aka Isak Dinesen), appeared on Broadway in 1991 and starred Julie Harris. He wrote the play Barrymore, which premiered on Broadway in 1997 and starred Christopher Plummer as John Barrymore.
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