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Ronald Alexander, born Ronald George Alexander Ungerer, (16 February 1917 in West New York, New Jersey – April 24, 1995 in The Bronx, New York City) was an American playwright. He was best known for writing Broadway comedic plays such as Time Out for Ginger (1952), The Grand Prize (1955), Holiday for Lovers (1957), and Nobody Loves an ...
May 3, 1995 · Ronald Alexander, the author of the Broadway comedies "Nobody Loves an Albatross" and "Time Out for Ginger," died on April 24 at Calvary Hospital in the Bronx. He was 78. The cause was cancer,...
Ronald Alexander has written 4 shows including Time Out for Ginger (Playwright), The Grand Prize (Playwright), Holiday for Lovers (Playwright), Nobody Loves an Albatross (Playwright).
Apr 24, 1995 · playwright. Ronald Alexander, born Ronald George Alexander Ungerer, was an American playwright. Career. He was best known for writing Broadway comedic plays such as Time Out for Ginger (1952), The Grand Prize (1955), Holiday for Lovers (1957), and Nobody Loves an Albatross (1963). After finishing school he had a stint singing in a band and boxing.
Nobody Loves an Albatross is a 1963 comedy play written by Ronald Alexander, which was performed at the Lyceum Theatre of Broadway, New York between 19 December 1963 and June 20, 1964. It was produced by Elliot Martin and Philip Rose, directed by Gene Saks, scenery and lighting were by Will Steven Armstrong, costume design by Florence Klotz.
- December 19, 1963
- Ronald Alexander
- comedy play
Time Out for Ginger is a Broadway comedy by Ronald Alexander that ran 248 performances at the Lyceum Theatre from November 26, 1952, to June 27, 1953, before becoming hugely popular in regional theatres throughout the 1950s and early 1960s.
As a playwright, his greatest successes were Time Out for Ginger (1952), which starred Melvyn Douglas as a tyrannical father with three daughters, and Nobody Loves an Albatross (1963), a satire of the television industry, which starred Robert Preston. His plays The Grand Prize (1955) and Holiday for Lovers (1957) were also produced on Broadway.
