Gertrude Friedberg

Gertrude Tonkonogy Friedberg (died September 17, 1989, aged 81) was an American playwright and author.

Friedberg's first collection was in 1959 in the new writer showcase Short Story 2, which featured stories from her and three other authors including Michael Rumaker. Her stories had previously been published in the magazines New World Writing, Esquire and The Atlantic.

Friedberg wrote two Broadway plays, Town House which was based on stories by John Cheever, and Three-Cornered-Moon which starred Ruth Gordon and Brian Donlevy, and was later made into a film of the same name. In addition to publishing several short stories in the genre, Friedberg wrote a science-fiction novel, The Revolving Boy, reprinted in the Ace Science Fiction Specials series.

Friedberg had two children, Richard and Barbara. Her siblings included Eugene Tonkonogy.

Friedberg died of cancer in her Manhattan home.