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Gardner was educated at New York's High School of Performing Arts, Carnegie-Mellon University and Antioch College. While a student at Antioch, he began drawing The Nebbishes. The comic strip was picked up by the Chicago Tribune and syndicated to 60-75 major newspapers from 1959 to 1961.
Sep 26, 2003 · Herb Gardner, whose 1962 play ''A Thousand Clowns'' was the first of a string of Broadway successes in which his eccentric characters conveyed the whimsical charm and dark truths that grew...
Herb Gardner was born on 28 December 1934 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for A Thousand Clowns (1965), The Goodbye People (1984) and I'm Not Rappaport (1996). He was married to Rita Gardner and Barbara C. Sproul.
Herb Gardner was born on December 28, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for A Thousand Clowns (1965), The Goodbye People (1984) and I'm Not Rappaport (1996). He was married to Rita Gardner and Barbara C. Sproul.
Sep 26, 2003 · Herb Gardner, an award-winning playwright best known for his Broadway hits “A Thousand Clowns,” “I’m Not Rappaport” and “Conversations With My Father,” has died. He was 68.
He got to know Herb after hearing him on the Jean Shepherd show (none of Shep's shows with guests have survived — to date I've only heard of two guests he had on: Gardner and John Cassavetes!).
Herb Gardner was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize for CONVERSATIONS and a second Best Play Tony for RAPPAPORT. A couple years ago, Gardner also garnered the Writer’s Guild’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
