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Arvin Brown | |
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| Born | (1940-05-24)May 24, 1940 (age 84) |
| Occupation(s) | Theatre director,film director |
Arvin Brown (born May 24, 1940) is an Americantheatre andtelevision director. He was the Artistic Director of theLong Wharf Theatre inNew Haven, Connecticut for 30 years.
Born inLos Angeles, Brown made hisBroadway directorial debut with a 1970 revival ofNoël Coward'sHay Fever.
Under Brown, Long Wharf produced more than 200 plays, some 70 of which were staged by Brown himself. His specialty at Long Wharf and in New York was realistic American plays of the mid 20th century, often in revival. Notable Brown-directed productions include works byArthur Miller (The Crucible,A View From the Bridge),Eugene O'Neill (A Touch of the Poet), andRod Serling (Requiem for a Heavyweight). His directing credits also includeThe National Health (1974),Ah, Wilderness! (1975),Watch on the Rhine (1980),Privates On Parade (1982),American Buffalo (1983),Open Admissions (1984),Private Lives (1992), andThe Twilight of the Golds (1993). Brown also has carved out a career as a director of operas, includingPorgy and Bess at theMetropolitan Opera in New York.[1][2][3][4]
Brown has directed for numerous television series, including multiple episodes ofNCIS,Leverage,Lie to Me,The Practice,Ally McBeal,Crossing Jordan,Kevin Hill,Everwood, andThe Closer, and single episodes forPicket Fences,Party of Five,Chicago Hope,Dawson's Creek,Judging Amy,Ed,Private Practice andShark, among many others. He also directed the television adaption ofThe Gin Game featuringDick Van Dyke andMary Tyler Moore.[5]
He has made one feature film,Diary of the Dead (1976), starringGeraldine Fitzgerald,Hector Elizondo, andSalome Jens.
He married actressJoyce Ebert on November 2, 1969, and was married to her until her death in 1997.
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