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Yale M. Udoff (March 29, 1935 – July 19, 2018) was an American screenwriter and playwright.


Early life

Udoff was born on March 29, 1935, in Brooklyn, New York City. He graduated from
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and earned a law degree from the
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.


Career

Udoff first worked for
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, followed by
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. He worked with producers
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, Douglas S. Cramer and
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. In 1980, he was the screenwriter for '' Bad Timing'', directed by
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. With director
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, he co-wrote the script for '' Eve of Destruction'' in 1991. Udoff wrote several plays, including ''The Little Gentleman & The Club'' and ''A Gun Play''. His ''Magritte Skies'' was staged at Playwrights Horizons in New York City in 1976.Internet Off-Broadway Database, http://www.iobdb.com/production/4168.


Personal life and death

Udoff married Sally Shulamit. She predeceased him in 2010. Udoff died on July 19, 2018, in Burbank, California.


References

1935 births 2018 deaths Writers from Brooklyn Screenwriters from New York City Michigan State University alumni Georgetown University Law Center alumni American male screenwriters American male dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American screenwriters 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights 20th-century American male writers {{US-screenwriter-stub