Peter Feibleman (August 1, 1930August 23, 2015
Life
Feibleman was born in 1930 in New York City to James Kern Feibleman, an author and university professor, and Dorothy Steinam. He was raised in
New Orleans. He studied acting at the Carnegie Institute of Technology and also attended Columbia University. He was a member of P.E.N. and resided in
Los Angeles.
Career
Starting in 1940, Feibleman worked as an actor in radio. From 1951 to 1957, he worked as an actor in
Spain. He began writing in 1958. Feibleman was a co-founder of DBA, a screenplay consulting firm. Feibleman finished his first literary work,
A Place without Twilight, in 1958. The book was met with critical acclaim by the
Saturday Review and other publications. Many of his other works were received well by critics.
Relationship with Lillian Hellman
Feibleman was
Lillian Hellman's long-time lover and friend, although she was older than his own mother. He was the dedicatee of
Pentimento, and was her principal heir and literary executor.
[Peter Feibleman, Lilly: Reminiscences of Lillian Hellman, 1989, Part III: 'How Do You Kill October?', Ch, IV, p. 178]
Awards
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Guggenheim Award for creative writing (1960)
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Golden Pen Award for screenwriting (1983)
Selected bibliography
Memoir
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Lilly: Reminiscences of Lillian Hellman (1988)
Novels
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A Place without Twilight (1958)
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The Daughters of Necessity (1959)
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Strangers and Graves: Four Short Novels ( Death of Danaues, Fever, Along the Coast, Eyes) (1966)
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The Columbus Tree (1973)
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Charlie Boy (1980)
Other writings
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Tiger, Tiger Burning Bright (based on A Place without Twilight, 1962)
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Ensign Pulver (screenplay, 1964)
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Profiles in Courage (TV series, 1964, episode 2 "Mary S. McDowell")
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His Eye is On the Sparrow (screenplay, 1969)
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The Bayous (1973)
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Columbo (TV series, 1976, season 6, episode 1 "Fade in to Murder" & episode 2 "Old Fashioned Murder")
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Maid in America (TV movie, 1982)
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Cakewalk (play, 1998)
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