Neal Bell

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Neal Bell
BornUnited States
Occupation Playwright, screenwriter
NationalityAmerican
Genre Drama, thriller
Notable works Two Small Bodies

Neal Bell is an American playwright and screenwriter. Bell has written such plays as the thriller Two Small Bodies , [1] [2] [3] as well as co-writing the screenplay for the Two Small Bodies film adaptation. [4]

Bell has written other plays such as On the Bum, [5] Somewhere in the Pacific, [6] Monster, [7] Operation Midnight Climax, [8] Therese Raquin [9] and Spatter Pattern (Or, How I Got Away With It). [10]

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References

  1. Spinrad, Diana (April 28, 1988). "Two Small Bodies". Chicago Reader . Archived from the original on January 11, 2014.
  2. Klamkin, Allison (February 28, 2010). "Neal Bell's Two Small Bodies and Now You See Me Get NC Presentations". Playbill .
  3. Christon, Lawrence (August 22, 1982). "DOING RIGHT BY 'BODIES'". Los Angeles Times . The Matrix Theatre Company.
  4. James, Caryn (April 15, 1994). "Two Small Bodies (1994) Review/Film; Did She or Didn't She? Commit Murder, That Is". The New York Times .
  5. Kuchwara, Michael (December 2, 1992). "'On the Bum,' A Play by Neal Bell, Opens Off-Broadway". Associated Press .
  6. Bell, Neal. "Somewhere in the Pacific" (PDF). Broadwayplaypubl.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on May 5, 2015.
  7. Jaworowski, Ken (July 13, 2012). "What Man Hath Wrought, With Darkness in the Details". The New York Times.
  8. Gussow, Mel (November 28, 1981). "STAGE: 'OPERATION MIDNIGHT CLIMAX'". The New York Times.
  9. Bacalzo, Dan (June 10, 2009). "PTP/NYC to Present Howard Barker's The Europeans and Neal Bell's Therese Raquin". theatermania.com. New York City, New York.
  10. Isherwood, Charles (October 18, 2004). "A Tip: Lend That Cup of Sugar, Then Shut the Door". The New York Times.