Martin Sherman
- Known for
- Writing
- Born
- December 22, 1938
- Birthplace
- Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Martin Gerald Sherman (born December 22, 1938) is an American dramatist and screenwriter best known for his 20 stage plays which have been produced in over 60 countries. He rose to fame in 1979 with the production of his play Bent, which explores the persecution of homosexuals during the Holocaust. Bent was a Tony nominee for Best Play in 1980 and won the Dramatists Guild's Hull-Warriner Award. It was adapted by Sherman for a major motion picture in 1997 and later by independent sources as a ballet in Brazil. Sherman is an openly gay Jew, and many of his works dramatize "outsiders," dealing with the discrimination and marginalization of minorities whether "gay, female, foreign, disabled, different in religion, class or color." He has lived and worked in London since 1980. Description above from the Wikipedia article Martin Sherman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Frank and Percy 2026
Writer
Rose 2021
Writer
Bent 2018
Writer
Mrs. Henderson Presents 2005
Writer
The Roman Spring of Mrs. Stone 2003
Writer
Callas Forever 2002
Screenplay
Bent 1997
Theatre Play, Screenplay, Co-Producer
Alive and Kicking 1996
as Man at Pub, Writer
The Clothes in the Wardrobe 1993
Writer
The Empty Plan 2010
as Pavel
Credits from TMDB.