Len Jenkin

Len Jenkin (born April 2, 1941) is an American playwright, novelist, screenwriter, and theatrical director. He has won three Obie Awards, including two for writing and directing his 1980 play Limbo Tales.[1]

Born in New York City,[2] Jenkin attended Columbia University. He has also participated in the theatre lab at the Sundance Institute.[3][4] Jenkin has influenced fellow playwright Mac Wellman in his own teaching.[5]

In addition to his Obie Awards, Jenkin has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and won the Rockefeller Foundation Award. He has been nominated for an Emmy Award and four National Endowment for the Arts fellowships.[3]

As a writer for television, Jenkin has produced scripts for Family, The Incredible Hulk, and ABC Afterschool Special. His novels include New Jerusalem (also a play) and The Secret Life of Billy's Uncle Myron. The latter was written with his daughter Emily Jenkins, better known as the novelist E. Lockhart.

Plays
  • Kitty Hawk (1972)
  • Gogol: A Mystery Play with Mac Wellman (1976)
  • The Death and Life of Jesse James (1978)
  • Limbo Tales (1980)
  • Five of Us (1981)
  • Dark Ride (1982)
  • My Uncle Sam (1983)
  • Poor Folks' Pleasure (1987)
  • Pilgrims of the Night (1991)
  • Careless Love (1993)
  • Ramona Quimby (1994)
  • Like I Say (2003)
  • Margo Veil (2008)
  • The Dream Express (2009)

References
  1. Downing, Margaret (May 29, 2016). "The Diabolical Plots of Wolf Hall Come to Houston in Main Street Theater's 2016-17 Season". Houston Press. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  2. "Len Jenkin 1941-". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  3. Bracken, Drew (April 13, 2016). "Denison to host Len Jenkin, produces one of his plays". The Advocate. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  4. Simek, Peter (March 28, 2016). "Playwright Len Jenkin Is Right at Home in Undermain Theatre's Eccentric Space". D Magazine. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
  5. Farrington, Sara (March 2020). "Power & Punk: New York's Avant-garde Lifers". Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
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