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Gene Saks (born Jean Michael Saks; November 8, 1921 – March 28, 2015) was an American director and actor. An inductee of the American Theater Hall of Fame, his acting career began with a Broadway debut in 1949. As a director, he was nominated for seven , winning three for his direction of I Love My Wife, Brighton Beach Memoirs and . He also directed a number of films during his career. He was married to from 1950 until 1978, and subsequently to Keren Saks from 1980 to his death in 2015.

Early life
Saks was born in New York City, the son of Beatrix (née Lewkowitz) and Morris J. Saks. Gene Saks profile, FilmReference.com, accessed August 23, 2011. Saks first became involved in theater as a student at Hackensack High School.Staff. "Who's Who in the Cast", , 1981. Accessed August 13, 2018. "Gene Saks (Director) began his theatrical career playing Lord Fancourt Babberley in the Hackensack High School's production of Charlie's Aunt." He studied at Cornell University. Upon graduation, he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, taking part in the Normandy landings. Gene Saks, Tony-Winning Director of Neil Simon Hits, Dies at 93. The New York Times. Retrieved February 23, 2020. He also trained for acting at the Dramatic Workshop of The New School in New York with the German director and helped start a theater cooperative at the Cherry Lane Theater and appeared in a number of productions as Off Broadway blossomed.

Career
Saks appeared in The Bourgeois Gentleman in 1949"Moliere Satire at Cherry Lane." New York Times, 31 August 1949, 27 and in the City Center's May 1955 two-week revival of South Pacific."She's Gonna Wash That Man Outa Her Hair." New York Times, 1 May 1955, X1. On stage he also appeared in E. E. Cummings's Him, A Shot in the Dark, The Tenth Man and A Thousand Clowns, in the role of Leo "Chuckles The Chipmunk" Herman, which he reprised in the film version. He portrayed 's brother in the screen adaptation of Simon's The Prisoner of Second Avenue, and also appeared in Nobody's Fool starring .

Saks shared a long-term professional association with / writer , directing Simon's plays , Brighton Beach Memoirs, Jake's Women, Rumors, Lost in Yonkers, , The Odd Couple (1985 revival with female cast) and . His additional Broadway credits included ; Half a Sixpence; Nobody Loves an Albatross; Mame; I Love My Wife; Same Time, Next Year and Rags.

Among Saks's film directing credits were Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Cactus Flower (which won the for Best Supporting Actress), Last of the Red Hot Lovers, Mame, Brighton Beach Memoirs, A Fine Romance, and the 1995 television production of Bye Bye Birdie.

Personal life
Saks was married to fellow member actress Gene Saks/Beatrice Arthur at the University of Wisconsin's Actor Studio audio collection from 1950 until 1978. The couple had two sons by adoption: Matthew (born in 1961), an actor, and Daniel (born in 1964), a set designer. He also had a daughter by his second wife Keren Saks. Saks died of pneumonia at his East Hampton residence on March 28, 2015, aged 93.

Filmography
Film
Director
1967Barefoot in the Park
1968The Odd Couple
1969Cactus Flower
1972Last of the Red Hot Lovers
1974Mame
1986Brighton Beach Memoirs
1991A Fine Romance
1995Bye Bye BirdieTV movie

Actor

1965A Thousand ClownsLeo Herman
1975The Prisoner of Second AvenueHarry Edison
1978The One and OnlySidney Seltzer
1983LovesickFrantic Patient
1984The Goodbye PeopleMarcus Soloway
1991The Good PolicemanPerformer
1994Nobody's FoolWirf Wirfley
1994I.Q.Boris Podolsky
1996On Seventh AvenueSol Jacobs
1997Deconstructing HarryMr. Block

Television
1951Out TherePerformerEpisode: “Misfit”
1954OmnibusTraveling salesmanEpisode: “Hilde and the Turnpike”
1955DangerPerformerEpisode: “Precinct Girl”
1955You Are TherePvt. LambertEpisode: “D-Day (June 6, 1944)”
1955Producers' ShowcaseWaiterEpisode: “Reunion in Vienna”
1955Pond's TheaterPerformerEpisode: "The Ways of Courage"
1955The Elgin HourMitchell SandersEpisode: “Mind Over Momma”
1955Playwrights '56Mr. BaumgartenEpisode: “Snow Job”
1956Playwrights '56DoctorEpisode: “The Center of the Maze”
1956Playwrights '56EmceeEpisode: “You Sometimes Get Rich”
1958Kraft Television TheatreVarious RolesSeason 11 - Episode 27
1958Where Is Thy Brother?Mr. KalishTelevision Movie
1959Bachelor FatherFredEpisode:”Bentley, the Organizer”
1959Mike HammerGobo McCoyEpisode: See No Evil
1959BrennerVinnie HarperEpisode: “Small Take”
1959Rendezvous Episode: ”The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit”
1960Play of the WeekMikoel”The Dybbuk”
1961Great Ghost TalesPerformerEpisode: “Bye Bye Baby”
1961The United States Steel HourWillieEpisode: “Man on the Mountain Top”
1963Armstrong Circle TheatreArthur VernonEpisode: “The Embezzler”
1998Law & OrderJudge Carl SamuelEpisode: “Castoff”

Theatre
As an Actor
Majestic Theatre, Broadway
Mansfield Theatre, Broadway
New York City Center, New York
Phoenix Theatre, Broadway
Capt. of the Patrol
46th Street Theatre, Broadway

Ambassador Theatre
Martin Beck Theatre, Broadway
, Broadway
Eugene O'Neill Theatre, Broadway

As a Director

Henry Miller's Theatre
Lyceum Theatre
Broadhurst Theatre
Winter Garden Theatre
Broadway Theatre
Helen Hayes Theatre
Brooks Atkinson Theatre
Ambassador Theatre
Eugene O'Neill Theatre
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Biltmore Theatre
Music Box Theatre

Neil Simon Theatre
46th Street Theatre
Neil Simon Theatre
Broadhurst Theatre
Mark Hellinger Theatre
Broadhurst Theatre
Ritz Theatre
Broadhurst Theatre
Ethel Barrymore Theatre
Richard Rogers Theatre
Neil Simon Theatre
Music Box Theatre

Awards and nominations
Tony Awards

Drama Desk Awards

  • 1969 for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in a Movie – The Odd Couple - Nom
  • 1991 Outer Critics Circle for Outstanding Direction of a Play - Lost in Yonkers - Won

Honours

  • Inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1991.

External links

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