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Howard Oliver Sackler (December 19, 1929 – October 12, 1982) was an American screenwriter and playwright who is best known for having written The Great White Hope (play: 1967; film: 1970). The Great White Hope enjoyed both a successful run on Broadway and, as a film adaptation, in movie theaters.
Oct 23, 2017 · Patrick Radden Keefe on how the Sackler family and its firm, Purdue Pharma, ruthlessly marketed painkillers to generate billions of dollars—and millions of opioid addicts.
Oct 15, 1982 · Howard Sackler, who won the 1969 Pulitzer Prize for drama for ''The Great White Hope'' was found dead yesterday morning in his studio in Ibiza, Spain, where he lived most of the year.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY. Howard Sackler was born on December 19,1929, in New York City, although he spent much of his early childhood in Florida. He attended Brooklyn College, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1950. He began his writing career as a poet under the guidance of W. H. Auden.
American playwright, screenwriter, director, and record producer. Examine the life, times, and work of Howard Sackler through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
Sackler, Howard 1929–. Sackler is an American dramatist and screenwriter whose best-known play, The Great White Hope, explores race relations in a dramatization of the tragic but...
The Great White Hope, by Howard Sackler. Winners in Drama. 2024. A simple and elegantly crafted story of an emotionally damaged man who finds a new job, new friends and a new sense of worth, illustrating how small acts of kindness can change a person’s life and enrich an entire community. 2023.
