Daniel Seltzer
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Daniel Seltzer was a professor of English at Princeton University
, an actor
and a Shakespearean scholar. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
in 1976 for his performance in Jules Feiffer
's Knock Knock and had a role in the film An Unmarried Woman
starring Jill Clayburgh
.
Seltzer graduated from Princeton in 1954, received his PhD
from Harvard University
in 1957, and taught at Harvard from 1959 to 1971. He taught at Princeton from 1971 until his death, and was chairman of Princeton's McCarter Theatre
from 1972 to 1976. He edited Robert Greene's Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
for the Regents Renaissance Drama Series (1963), Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
for The New American Library (1963) and The Modern Theater: Readings and Documents for Little Brown (1967).
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
, an actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
and a Shakespearean scholar. He was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play
This is a list of the winners and nominations of Tony Award for the Best Performance by a Featured Actor in a Play. The award has been presented since 1949.-1950s:* 1951: Eli Wallach – The Rose Tattoo* 1952: John Cromwell – Point of No Return...
in 1976 for his performance in Jules Feiffer
Jules Feiffer
Jules Ralph Feiffer is an American syndicated cartoonist, most notable for his long-run comic strip titled Feiffer. He has created more than 35 books, plays and screenplays...
's Knock Knock and had a role in the film An Unmarried Woman
An Unmarried Woman
An Unmarried Woman is a 1978 American comedy-drama film that tells the story of the wealthy New York wife Erica Benton whose “perfect” life is shattered when her stockbroker husband Martin leaves her for a younger woman. The film documents Erica's attempts at being single again, where she suffers...
starring Jill Clayburgh
Jill Clayburgh
Jill Clayburgh was an American actress. She received Academy Award nominations for her roles in An Unmarried Woman and Starting Over.-Personal life:...
.
Seltzer graduated from Princeton in 1954, received his PhD
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from 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...
in 1957, and taught at Harvard from 1959 to 1971. He taught at Princeton from 1971 until his death, and was chairman of Princeton's McCarter Theatre
McCarter Theatre
McCarter Theatre is a not-for-profit, professional company on the campus of Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey. It is one of the most active cultural centers in the nation, offering over 200 performances of theater, dance, music and special events each year...
from 1972 to 1976. He edited Robert Greene's Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay
The Honourable History of Friar Bacon and Friar Bungay is an Elizabethan era stage play, a comedy written by Robert Greene. Widely regarded as Greene's best and most significant play, it has received more critical attention than any other of Greene's dramas.-Date:The date of authorship of Friar...
for the Regents Renaissance Drama Series (1963), Shakespeare's Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Cressida
Troilus and Cressida is a tragedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1602. It was also described by Frederick S. Boas as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The play ends on a very bleak note with the death of the noble Trojan Hector and destruction of the love between Troilus...
for The New American Library (1963) and The Modern Theater: Readings and Documents for Little Brown (1967).