Richard
Meeker
Born:
1901
Otsego,
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent
Died: 01/10/1996
Spouse: Partner Richard Brandon
Address(es):
Last known address:
Los Angeles, CA
Died: 01/10/1996
Spouse: Partner Richard Brandon
Address(es):
Last known address:
Los Angeles, CA
Writings
Image | Title | Genre | Audience | Publisher | Date |
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Generous Jefferson Bartleby Jones - The story of a boy with 2 Dads. Ages 4-8. Joint author Leslie Trawin |
Fiction | Children | Los Angeles, CA: Alyson Wonderland | 1991 | |
A Gamut of Girls : Memoir - By Elsa Lanchester with songs by Forman Brown |
Non Fiction | Adult | Santa Barbara, CA: Capra | 1988 | |
Small Wonder; the Story of the Yale Puppeteers and the Turnabout Theater - (Publication Years: 1936, 1980) |
Non Fiction | Adult | University of California: Scarecrow Press | 1936 | |
Pie-eyed Piper; Punch's Progress - Musical plays written for marionette production by the Yale Puppeteers (Publication Years: 1933, 1936) |
Drama | New York, Greenberg | 1933 | ||
Better Angel - Using the pseudonym of Richard Meeker, "Better Angel" is now considered the first American novel to present the gay experience in a healthy light. It is the story of a young composer in New York who grew up in a small Michigan town. |
Fiction | Adult | New York: Greenberg Publishing Company | 1933 | |
Spider Kin | Poetry | Adult | Chicago, Ill. : Robert Packard | 1929 | |
Walls | Poetry | Adult | Otsego, MI: Otsego Union | 1925 | |
Other writings: - Wrote the plays and songs for the Yale Puppeteers as well as the lyrics for Broadway musicals and films. |
What is the aim or goal of your writing:
Made a formidable contribution to puppetry in America.
May inquiries be sent to you about doing workshops, readings: No
Donated books to the Authors & Illustrators database project: No
Skills:
Author
Education:
Degree | Institution | Location | Date |
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Bachelor of Science (B.S.)
- Secondary teaching certificate |
University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, MI | 1986 |
Career:
Position | Organization | Location | Date |
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Co-Founder - Created by the Yale Puppeteers Harry Burnett, Forman Brown, and Richard Brandon |
Turnabout Theatre | Hollywood, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent | 1941-1956 |
Assistant Professor | North Carolina State University | 1923-1926 | |
Co-Founder - Original puppeteer troupe performed at a theater on Olvera St. in Los Angeles before moving to the Turnabout Theater. |
Yale Puppeteers | 1922 | |
English Instructor | University of Michigan | Ann Arbor, Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.StringHtmlContent |
Other Resources:
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