Biography
Jerome Allan Kass (April 21, 1937 β October 22, 2015) was an American screenwriter and author. He wrote Queen of the Stardust Ballroom in 1975 and Ballroom in 1978, which were nominated for an Emmy and Tony, respectively. Kass was born in Chicago to Sidney Kass and Celia Gorman, and had two sisters, Francine and Gail. The family moved to the Bronx, where Kass went to school, attending Stuyvesant High School before graduating from New York University. He entered the graduate program for English, then transferred to Brandeis University.He was married to Artha Schwartz, with whom he had two children, Julie and Adam. They later divorced, and Kass married Delia Ephron in 1982. Kass died of prostate cancer in Manhattan on October 22, 2015.
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Filmography
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Movies 11
TV Shows 1
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Secrets (1995)
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The Only Way Out (1993)
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Last Wish (1992)
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Crossing to Freedom (1990)
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Evergreen (1985)
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Scorned and Swindled (1984)
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The Black Stallion Returns (1983)
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The Fighter (1983)
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My Old Man (1979)
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Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (1975)
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Letters from Three Lovers (1973)
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A Brand New Life (1973)
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Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1937-04-21
Deathday2015-10-22 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceChicago, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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