Author, Screenwriter. Remembered for his adaptation of the work "Brecht on Brecht," of which became a successful off-Broadway production (1962 to 1963) that ran for over 500 performances. Additionally, he co-wrote the screenplay for the Alfred Hitchcock film "I Confess" (1953), for which starred Montgomery Clift. Born into a Jewish family, his father, a journalist, perished at Auschwitz during the Holocaust. Tabori fled to London where he worked as a translator and journalist and in 1945, he wrote his first novel "Beneath the Stone." This was followed with "Companions of the Left Hand" (1946) and "Original Sin" (1947). After relocating to the United States in 1947, he began writing plays of which included "Flight Into Egypt" (1952), directed by Elia Kazan on the Broadway stage. In addition to "I Confess" (1953), he penned screenplays for the films "The Journey" (1959) and "Secret Ceremony" (1968). He was formerly married to actress Viveca Lindfors.
Author, Screenwriter. Remembered for his adaptation of the work "Brecht on Brecht," of which became a successful off-Broadway production (1962 to 1963) that ran for over 500 performances. Additionally, he co-wrote the screenplay for the Alfred Hitchcock film "I Confess" (1953), for which starred Montgomery Clift. Born into a Jewish family, his father, a journalist, perished at Auschwitz during the Holocaust. Tabori fled to London where he worked as a translator and journalist and in 1945, he wrote his first novel "Beneath the Stone." This was followed with "Companions of the Left Hand" (1946) and "Original Sin" (1947). After relocating to the United States in 1947, he began writing plays of which included "Flight Into Egypt" (1952), directed by Elia Kazan on the Broadway stage. In addition to "I Confess" (1953), he penned screenplays for the films "The Journey" (1959) and "Secret Ceremony" (1968). He was formerly married to actress Viveca Lindfors.
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