RICE, Elmer

RICE, Elmer
   First the pseudonym, then the legal name of US playwright and novelist born Elmer Leopold Reizenstein (1892-1967). Of his plays, The Adding Machine (1923) interestingly transforms its protagonist, Mr Zero, into thepara-human creature designated by the title. A Voyage to Purilia (1930), a novel, combines a deft use of sf instruments - the protagonists travel to the planet Purilia in a ship propelled by ANTIGRAVITY - with a very extensive guying of UTOPIAN assumptions. On Purilia, life mirrors the conventions of the cinema - the implication being that utopian worlds are as fatuously bound by rigmarole and fetish as the "normal" lives depicted in the classic Hollywood films - and the protagonist escapes marriage, which is identical to a Hollywood fade-out, by the skin of his teeth.
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Science Fiction and Fantasy Encyclopedia. . 2011.

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  • Rice, Elmer — (1892 1967)    Elmer Leopold Reizenstein was born in New York and studied law before giving it up for playwriting, renaming himself Elmer Rice. He wrote plays ranging from gritty realism to expressionist fantasy. His first successful drama, On… …   The Historical Dictionary of the American Theater

  • Rice, Elmer — ▪ American playwright, director, and novelist original name  Elmer Reizenstein   born Sept. 28, 1892, New York City died May 8, 1967, Southampton, Hampshire, Eng.       American playwright, director, and novelist noted for his innovative and… …   Universalium

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  • Rice,Elmer Leopold — Rice (rīs), Elmer Leopold. 1892 1967. American playwright noted for his expressionist plays, including The Adding Machine (1923) and Street Scene (1929). * * * …   Universalium

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  • Rice, Elmer (Reisenstein, Elmer Leopold) — (1892 1967)    American writer. Born in New York City, he began to write plays in 1913. He wrote over 50 plays, most of which appeared on Broadway …   Dictionary of Jewish Biography

  • Elmer Rice — Elmer Rice. Elmer Rice (* 28. September 1892 als Elmer Reizenstein in New York City; † 8. Mai 1967 in Southampton) war ein US amerikanischer Dramatiker. Er führte etliche Neuerungen auf dem Theater ein und genaß in der Zeit zwischen den… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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