Theodore Strauss

Theodore Strauss (December 27, 1912–October 30, 2009) was an American writer.

Biography

Strauss was born in Oklahoma on December 27, 1912.[1][2] He worked in circulation at the New York Times in the 1930s.[3]

His novel Night at Hogwallow (Little, Brown & Co.,1937) was received positively by the New York Times.[4] Later he became the paper's "second-string film critic" (after Bosley Crowther).[5] In 1944, he left the New York Times to work as a screenwriter at Paramount.[5][6]

Strauss was known for his novel Moonrise (Viking, 1946).[7][8] It was first published serially in a magazine and then adapted for the 1948 film of the same name.[9][10]

He worked for Life magazine and in 1956 was named editor of Woman's Home Companion.[11][12][5] He was also editorial director of Crowell-Collier.[5][13] In 1957, he returned to the film industry in the eastern story department of 20th Century-Fox.[14][15] Robert Goldstein named him executive story editor at Fox in 1960.[16]

From the 1960s–1980s, he was known for television documentaries.[17][18] Strauss and Terry Sanders won a Writers Guild of America Award for the film The Legend of Marilyn Monroe (1966).[19] He was nominated for an Emmy for I Will Fight No More Forever (1975) and he won an Emmy for America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976).[20][21]

Strauss narrated the first hour of Jacques Cousteau: Cries from the Deep (1982). A Variety review said it was "dismally narrated" and elaborated that his "high-toned verbiage" spoiled the trip for viewers.[22]

A Variety review of his 1986 effort, Clue: Movies, Murder & Mystery, was critical: "Writer Theodore Strauss throws in so many subjects involved in fictional murder that the viewer is left wondering what the mystery is all about".[23]

Personal life

Strauss was married to Catherine Morrison; they had a son, Eric.[24][25]

Later Strauss married Dorothy Comingore from 1947 to 1952; they had a son, Peter.[26][27][28][29][13] In 1956, Strauss married his third wife, Luann "Ludy" Miller, in Connecticut; they had a son, Jonathan, around 1960.[30][31][32]

Theodore Strauss died on October 30, 2009.[1]

Novels
  • Night at Hogwallow (Little, Brown & Co., 1937); also published under the title The Haters[3][33][34][35]
  • Moonrise (Viking, 1946)[36]

Selected filmography

Film

Television
  • The Way Out Men (television) (1965)[42]
  • They've Killed President Lincoln (1971)[43]
  • The Crucifixion of Jesus (1972)[44]
  • The Killer Instinct (1973)[45]
  • Struggle for Survival (1974)[46]
  • I Will Fight No More Forever (1975)[20]
  • America Salutes Richard Rodgers: The Sound of His Music (1976)[21]
  • Jacques Cousteau: Cries from the Deep (1982)[22]
  • Honeymooners Reunion (1985)[47]
  • Clue: Movies, Murder & Mystery (1986)[23]

References
  1. "In memoriam". Writers Guild of America West Journal. Vol. 14, Iss. 1. p. 56. Via Proquest.
  2. "Wandering author". Richmond Times-Dispatch. 1937-10-17. p. 83. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  3. "Books and Authors". New York Times. Sep 26, 1937. p. 16. Via Proquest.
  4. "'The Enemy Gods' and Other Recent Fiction". New York Times. Oct 17, 1937. p. 10. Via Proquest.
  5. "Pictures: N.Y. Times' Ted Strauss To Par As Pic Writer". Variety. Jan 19, 1944. 153, 6. p. 40. Via Proquest.
  6. Weiler, A.H. "Random notes about people and pictures: an independent unit--Hollywood comes to New York". New York Times. Feb 9, 1947. p. X5. Via Proquest.
  7. "Theodore Strauss' Grim Novel". The Pittsburgh Courier. 1947-07-19. p. 18. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  8. "'Moonrise' Authored by Theodore Strauss". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. 1945-12-05. p. 21. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  9. Schallert, Edwin. "Producers Buy 'Wild' Both in Plays, Books". Los Angeles Times. Dec 3, 1945. p. 9. Via Proquest.
  10. "Of Local Origin". New York Times. Dec 4, 1945. p. 38. Via Proquest.
  11. Stein, Herb. "Rambling reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Feb 16, 1951. 112, 48. p. 2. Via Proquest.
  12. "Ted Strauss Upped". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 140, Iss. 16. Jun 22, 1956. p. 3. Via Proquest.
  13. "Rambling reporter". The Hollywood Reporter. Mar 20, 1951. 113, 20. p. 2. Via Proquest.
  14. "Pictures: Strauss joins 20th-Fox". Variety. May 8, 1957. 206, 10. p. 7. Via Proquest.
  15. "Ted Strauss Joins 20th in Eastern Story Dept". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 144, Iss. 36. May 3, 1957. p. 1. Via Proquest.
  16. "Ted Strauss Checks in". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 161, Iss. 36. Aug 31, 1960. p. 2. Via Proquest.
  17. "Strauss may be TV documentary king". The Columbia Record. 1975-05-17. p. 32. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  18. "Strauss docu evening". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 280, Iss. 38, Feb 17, 1984. p. 13. Via Proquest.
  19. "22 writers win top guild awards". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 1968-03-23. p. 9. Retrieved 2023-04-07.
  20. Marill, Alvin H. (2005). Movies Made for Television, 1964-2004: 1964-1979. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-5174-0.
  21. Franks, Don (2014-12-03). Entertainment Awards: A Music, Cinema, Theatre and Broadcasting Guide, 1928 through 2003, 3d ed. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-0806-8.
  22. Adil. "Radio-Television: Canadian TV Reviews - Jacques Cousteau: Cries from the Deep". Variety. Oct 27, 1982. 308, 13. p. 62. Via Proquest.
  23. Tone. "Radio-Television: Clue: Movies, Murder & Mystery". Variety. Sep 24, 1986. 324, 9. p. 110. Via Proquest.
  24. "Oregon native passes here". The Capital Journal. 1954-10-05. p. 29. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  25. "Mary C. Strauss". Arizona Daily Star. 1949-06-13. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  26. "Dorothy Comingore, Actress, in Female Lead of 'Citizen Kane". The Washington Post, Times Herald. Jan 1, 1972. p. B3. Via Proquest.
  27. "Red issue raised in fight over actress' children". The Los Angeles Times. 1952-10-22. p. 2. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  28. "Dorothy Comingore held as alcoholic". The Times. 1953-05-27. p. 22. Retrieved 2023-04-01.
  29. "Chatter: Hollywood". Variety. Aug 13, 1952. 187, 10. p. 54. Via Proquest.
  30. "Luann Miller of Herrin marries in Connecticut". Southern Illinoisan. 1956-09-30. p. 6. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  31. "Boy For Ted Strauss". The Hollywood Reporter. Vol. 159, Iss. 14. Mar 10, 1960. p. 4. Via Proquest.
  32. "Strauss, Luann "Ludy"". The Los Angeles Times. 2006-05-21. p. 339. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  33. Strauss, Theodore (1937). Night at Hogwallow. Little, Brown.
  34. "Books Published Today". New York Times. Oct 8, 1937. p. 2. Via Proquest.
  35. Strauss, Theodore (1951). The Haters. Bantam Books.
  36. Strauss, Theodore (1946). Moonrise. Viking Press.
  37. Brog. "Film review: Moonrise". Variety. Sep 15, 1948. 172, 2. p. 20. Via Proquest.
  38. T.A.W. "The Theatre: No It Isn't, Suh". Wall Street Journal. Oct 7, 1948. p. 1. Via Proquest.
  39. Hoffman, Irving. "'Russian Story' only new pic to get B'way praise". The Hollywood Reporter. Jun 14, 1943. p. 4. Via Proquest.
  40. Hogg. "Film review: Four Days in November". Variety. Oct 7, 1964. 236, 7. p. 6. Via Proquest.
  41. Stuart, Mel. "Remembering the Wolper School". Writers Guild of America West Journal. Dec 1989. p. 62-63. Via Proquest.
  42. Horo. "Television reviews: The Way out Men". Variety. Feb 17, 1965. 237, 13. p. 38. Via Proquest.
  43. "Robert Guenette, celebrated filmmaker". The News and Observer. 2003-11-06. p. 31. Retrieved 2023-04-02.
  44. Smith, Cecil. "For Good Friday: the Crucifixion as a docu-drama".  Los Angeles Times. 26 Mar 1972: n2. Via Proquest.
  45. Fob. "Radio-Television: The Killer Instinct". Variety. Dec 5, 1973. 273, 4. p. 44. Via Proquest.
  46. Mick. "Television Reviews: Struggle for Survival". Variety. Jun 26, 1974. 275, 7. p. 42. Via Proquest.
  47. Gansberg, Alan L. "Solt Prods, specials get wide May airing". The Hollywood Reporter. May 10, 1985. p. 1, 34. Via Proquest.
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