Paul Schmidt (translator)
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Paul Schmidt was an American translator, poet, playwright, and essayist.
He graduated from Colgate University
in 1955, and studied at Harvard University
.
He studied mime with Marcel Marceau
and acting with Jacques Charon
.
He served in the U.S. Army Intelligence, from 1958 to 1960.
He was professor at the University of Texas at Austin
, from 1967 to 1976.
He translated Euripides, Chekhov, Brecht, Genet, Gogol, Marivaux, and Mayakovsky.
He wrote three plays.
He won the Helen Hayes Award
, and Kesselring Award for best play for Black Sea Follies.
He taught at the Yale School of Drama
.
His work appeared in The New York Review of Books.
He was married to Stockard Channing
.
He graduated from Colgate University
Colgate University
Colgate University is a private liberal arts college in Hamilton, New York, USA. The school was founded in 1819 as a Baptist seminary and later became non-denominational. It is named for the Colgate family who greatly contributed to the university's endowment in the 19th century.Colgate has 52...
in 1955, and studied at Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
.
He studied mime with Marcel Marceau
Marcel Marceau
Marcel Marceau was an internationally acclaimed French actor and mime most famous for his persona as Bip the Clown.-Early years:...
and acting with Jacques Charon
Jacques Charon
Jacques Charon was a French actor and film director.Born in Paris, Charon trained at the Conservatoire national supérieur d'art dramatique and made his début at the Comédie-Française in 1941...
.
He served in the U.S. Army Intelligence, from 1958 to 1960.
He was professor at the University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas at Austin
The University of Texas at Austin is a state research university located in Austin, Texas, USA, and is the flagship institution of the The University of Texas System. Founded in 1883, its campus is located approximately from the Texas State Capitol in Austin...
, from 1967 to 1976.
He translated Euripides, Chekhov, Brecht, Genet, Gogol, Marivaux, and Mayakovsky.
He wrote three plays.
He won the Helen Hayes Award
Helen Hayes Award
A Helen Hayes Award is a theater award named for the famed actress Helen Hayes to recognize excellence in professional theater in the Washington, D.C. area since 1983. The awards are managed by Linda Levy Grossman. and presented by the Washington Theatre Awards Society.-Awards:The Helen Hayes...
, and Kesselring Award for best play for Black Sea Follies.
He taught at the Yale School of Drama
Yale School of Drama
The Yale School of Drama is a graduate professional school of Yale University providing training in every discipline of the theatre: acting, design , directing, dramaturgy and dramatic criticism, playwriting, stage management, sound design, technical design and production, and theater...
.
His work appeared in The New York Review of Books.
He was married to Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing
Stockard Channing is an American stage, film and television actress. She is known for her portrayal of First Lady Abbey Bartlet in the NBC television series The West Wing; for playing Betty Rizzo in the film Grease; and for her role as Ouisa Kittredge in the play Six Degrees of Separation and its...
.
Works
- Night Life, Painted Leaf Press, 1996, ISBN 9780965155809
- Winter Solstice, Painted Leaf Press, 1996, ISBN 9780965155823
Translations
- Arthur Rimbaud: Complete Works, 1975; HarperPerennial, 2000, ISBN 9780060955502
- Meyerhold at work, University of Texas Press, 1980, ISBN 9780292750586
External links
- PAUL SCHMIDT WORKS WELL WITH GENIUSES
- The Stray Dog Cabaret translated by Paul Schmidt
- http://broadwayworld.com/people/Paul_Schmidt/