Ronald Alexander, born Ronald George Alexander Ungerer, (16 February
1917 in West New York, New Jersey â€" 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 Albatross
(1963). After finishing school he had a stint singing in a band and
boxing. He wrote screenplays for Return to Peyton Place and Billie,
the Walt Disney TV movie, Johnny Shiloh, and several episodes of The
Dick Van Dyke Show. He also wrote a sequel to Time Out For Ginger
called Time and Ginger in which Ginger is married to Eddie and has to
confront her own daughter's sexual rebelliousness. He also had several
small roles in Broadway plays such as The Patriots, Light Up the Sky
and The Closing Door. He died of cancer at the Calvary Hospital in The
Bronx in April 1995.
1917 in West New York, New Jersey â€" 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 Albatross
(1963). After finishing school he had a stint singing in a band and
boxing. He wrote screenplays for Return to Peyton Place and Billie,
the Walt Disney TV movie, Johnny Shiloh, and several episodes of The
Dick Van Dyke Show. He also wrote a sequel to Time Out For Ginger
called Time and Ginger in which Ginger is married to Eddie and has to
confront her own daughter's sexual rebelliousness. He also had several
small roles in Broadway plays such as The Patriots, Light Up the Sky
and The Closing Door. He died of cancer at the Calvary Hospital in The
Bronx in April 1995.
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