Jerome Alden (March 5, 1921 â€" May 4, 1997) was an American
playwright and screenwriter for television and documentary films. He
was born in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from the University of
Oregon. He wrote the one-man play Bully, about Theodore Roosevelt, and
the book for the musical Teddy & Alice, which was also about the
Roosevelt family. Both productions appeared on Broadway. Alden was
married to a ballerina, Barbara Gaye, who danced in the original
Broadway productions of Annie Get Your Gun and Our Town. They were the
parents of opera directors Christopher Alden and David Alden.
playwright and screenwriter for television and documentary films. He
was born in Portland, Oregon. He graduated from the University of
Oregon. He wrote the one-man play Bully, about Theodore Roosevelt, and
the book for the musical Teddy & Alice, which was also about the
Roosevelt family. Both productions appeared on Broadway. Alden was
married to a ballerina, Barbara Gaye, who danced in the original
Broadway productions of Annie Get Your Gun and Our Town. They were the
parents of opera directors Christopher Alden and David Alden.
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