Playwright, Television Screenwriter, Author. Raised in Indiana, he moved to New York City to pursue a career as a performer but later found his niche as a writer and penned stories for such publications as Ladies Home Journal and Playboy. His introduction to TV was as a staff writer for the daytime series "The Secret Storm." He began his association with Broadway as an associate producer for the production "Everything in the Garden" (1967) and marked his debut as a writer with "Grin and Bare It!/ Postcards" (1970). Prideaux will perhaps be best remembered for his penning of the production "The Last of Mrs. Lincoln" (1972 to 1973), which earned him a Drama Desk Award for Most Promising Playwright. Additionally, Julie Harris received a Tony Award for her portrayal of Mary Lincoln. A TV-Movie adaptation of "The Last of Mrs. Lincoln" was made in 1976 and Prideaux was reunited with Harris for the play "Mixed Couples" (1980). Prideaux would go on to write several more TV-Movies, among them "Return Engagement" (1978), which starred Elizabeth Taylor and three TV-Movies which starred Katharine Hepburn "Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry" (1986, Prideaux shared an Emmy Award nomination), "Laura Lansing Slept Here" (1988) and "The Man Upstairs" (1992). He established a close friendship with Hepburn which resulted in his book "Knowing Hepburn and Other Curious Experiences" (1996). He died of complications from a stroke.
Playwright, Television Screenwriter, Author. Raised in Indiana, he moved to New York City to pursue a career as a performer but later found his niche as a writer and penned stories for such publications as Ladies Home Journal and Playboy. His introduction to TV was as a staff writer for the daytime series "The Secret Storm." He began his association with Broadway as an associate producer for the production "Everything in the Garden" (1967) and marked his debut as a writer with "Grin and Bare It!/ Postcards" (1970). Prideaux will perhaps be best remembered for his penning of the production "The Last of Mrs. Lincoln" (1972 to 1973), which earned him a Drama Desk Award for Most Promising Playwright. Additionally, Julie Harris received a Tony Award for her portrayal of Mary Lincoln. A TV-Movie adaptation of "The Last of Mrs. Lincoln" was made in 1976 and Prideaux was reunited with Harris for the play "Mixed Couples" (1980). Prideaux would go on to write several more TV-Movies, among them "Return Engagement" (1978), which starred Elizabeth Taylor and three TV-Movies which starred Katharine Hepburn "Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry" (1986, Prideaux shared an Emmy Award nomination), "Laura Lansing Slept Here" (1988) and "The Man Upstairs" (1992). He established a close friendship with Hepburn which resulted in his book "Knowing Hepburn and Other Curious Experiences" (1996). He died of complications from a stroke.
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