Corinne Jacker (June 29, 1933 – January 11, 2013; born Corinne Muriel Litvin) was an American playwright and screenwriter.

Life

Corinne Jacker, born Corinne Muriel Litvin on June 29, 1933 in Chicago, to Thomas and Theresa Bellak Litvin. Corinne earned Bachelor's and master's degrees at

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majoring in theatre. She married Richard Jacker, and kept their last name after divorcing. Corinne Jacker died at home in Manhattan on January 11, 2013, at age 79. She had no children.

Writing career

Jacker moved to New York City at age 25 with the goal of establishing herself as a writer. She was over 40 by time she achieved significant success, with the townworks she most known for. Her 1975 Off-Broadway play "Bits & Pieces", which won an

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and her 1976 play "Harry Outside" which also won the

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. She wrote a number of other plays as well including ''My Life'' where, in 1976,

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was acting when he was cast for the title role in ''

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''. Ms. Jacker also wrote several TV scripts including the episode "John Adams, President," for the mini-series '' The Adams Chronicles'', in 1976; as well as episodes of ''The Best of Families'' in 1977, both produced for public television. In 1981 Jacker became the head writer for soap opera '' Another World'' on NBC but writing for a daytime soap was not a job she enjoyed. After just one season she quit and later told a biographer "I hated it."

Reception

Victor Wishna, in his book ''In Their Company: Portraits of American Playwrights'' (2006), wrote that her work "could be very lighthearted, but the subject matter was certainly serious — things like divorce, the death of loved ones, living with terminal illness, petty differences that can define and also destroy relationships."

Selected works

* 1964: ''Man, Memory, and Machines'' * 1974: ''Bits & Pieces'' * 1975: ''Harry Outside'' * 1977 ''Night Thoughts and Terminal'' * 1981: ''Domestic Issues'' * 1983: '' Overdrawn at the Memory Bank''

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