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Steven Vinaver (28 December 1936 - 28 July 1968) was a German-born American playwright and director.
Early life
Steven Vinaver was born on December 28, 1936, in Berlin Germany, to German poet Mascha Kaléko and Chemjo Vinaver, a Polish musicologist and conductor. He emigrated with his parents to the United States in 1938.
Career
Vinaver worked on Broadway and at the Schiller Theater in Berlin, Germany.
In addition to his work for the theater, he also wrote a number of screenplays for American television and also directed television. In 1961, he wrote the screenplay for "His Polyvinyl Girl" episode of the TV series Armchair Theatre. In the following two years, he wrote for 37 episodes of Ned Sherrin's TV series That Was the Week That Was, starring David Frost and Millicent Martin.
His last work was in 1966, for director Dwight Hemion's TV movie The Soupy Sales Hour, starring Graziella Able, Joan Fontaine and Judy Garland.
Vinaver was also a librettist for musical shows.
Death
Vinaver died on 28 July 1968, Pittsfield, Somerset County, Maine, at the age of 31 after a serious illness.