Lee Kalcheim

{{short description|American screenwriter (born 1938)}}

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| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.

| occupation = TV and film screenwriter

| yearsactive = 1965-present

| known_for = Writing work for various TV shows and films

| awards = Primetime Emmy Award for his writing work for the episode "The Bunkers And The Swingers" in Season 3 of All in the Family

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| website = http://www.leekalcheim.com

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Lee Kalcheim (June 27, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American screenwriter.Smith, Liz. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19780330&id=mfROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6800,4591241 "Off the Grapevine"]. Toledo Blade, March 30, 1978, p. TV-7. Retrieved on May 30, 2013.

Television

Kalcheim has written numerous television shows including episodes for The Paper Chase (1985); All in the Family (1971–72; Emmy 1973); N.Y.P.D. (1967–69); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965); and the ABC After School Special: "The Bridge of Adam Rush" (1974).The Dispatch (Lexington, N.C.). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1734&dat=19741018&id=V34cAAAAIBAJ&sjid=21EEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4592,5099036 "Boys adjustment told on Afternoon Special"]. October 18, 1974, p. TV-6. Retrieved on May 30, 2013. He was also a creator for the sitcom Something Wilder, which was originally inspired by his own experiences as a father.

Filmography

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Is This Trip Really Necessary?

|1970

|A mad filmmaker kills an actress in his torture chamber's iron maiden.{{Cite book|url=https://archive.org/details/horrorsciencefic0000will_f8a2|url-access=registration|page=[https://archive.org/details/horrorsciencefic0000will_f8a2/page/142 142]|quote=is this trip really necessary kalcheim.|title=Horror and Science Fiction Films III|last=Willis|first=Donald C.|date=1984|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=9780810817234|language=en}}{{Citation|last=Benoit|first=Ben|title=Blood of the Iron Maiden|date=April 1970|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0065479/|others=Marvin Miller, Peter Duryea, Carole Kane|access-date=2018-07-25}}{{cite web|url=http://www.fandango.com/leekalcheim/filmography/p161745|title=Lee Kalcheim Filmography|work=Fandango|accessdate=29 March 2013}}

Let's Scare Jessica to Death

|1971

|A recently institutionalized woman has bizarre experiences after moving into a supposedly haunted country farmhouse and fears she may be losing her sanity once again.{{Citation|last=Hancock|first=John D.|title=Let's Scare Jessica to Death|date=1971-08-27|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067341/|others=Zohra Lampert, Barton Heyman, Kevin O'Connor|access-date=2018-07-26}}

The Comedy Company

|1978

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Marriage is Alive and Well

|1980

|A photographer who specializes in weddings and who, according to others, has the perfect marriage. However, he and his wife are at a crossroad and have decided to separate. While he and his wife bicker and she prepares to leave, he reminisces about people whom he has photographed who have had unusual relationships.{{Citation|last=Mayberry|first=Russ|title=Marriage Is Alive and Well|date=1980-01-25|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081132/|others=Jack Albertson, Deborah Baltzell, Melinda Dillon|access-date=2018-07-26}}

Plays

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| Defiled

| Unknown

| Unknown

| When a technophobic librarian threatens to detonate the library if his card catalog is taken away, the police must negotiate with him.{{cite web|title=Defiled|url=http://www.samuelfrench.com/p/5324/defiled|work=Samuel French, Inc.|accessdate=29 March 2013}}

An Audible Sigh

| 1968

| Unknown

| {{cite web|title=Lee Kalcheim|url=http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsK/kalcheim-lee.html|work=Doollee|accessdate=29 March 2013}}

Match Play

| 1969

| 1969

| A spoiled young man takes on a girl, his father, and the Army to get what he wants and doesn't need.Norwalk Hour. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1898&dat=19690213&id=5_hIAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hQUNAAAAIBAJ&pg=3130,2550032 "Polka Dot Playhouse Has Casting Call"]. February 13, 1969, p. 5. Retrieved on May 30, 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bedrijveninzicht.nl/id-in_players_international_drama_group_amsterdam/|title=In Players (International Drama Group) - Amsterdam {{!}} BedrijvenInzicht|website=www.bedrijveninzicht.nl|language=en-US|access-date=2018-07-25}}

Hurry, Harry

| 1972

| 1972

| A rich boy struggles to find happiness.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/10/13/archives/theater-hurry-harry-musical-is-about-poor-little-rich-boy.html|title=Theater: 'Hurry, Harry'|last=Barnes|first=Clive|access-date=2018-07-25|language=en}}

Class of '63

| 1973

| 1973

| A jealous husband uses a college reunion to take revenge on his wife's former lover, who he is convinced is still having an affair with her.Sumter Daily Item. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1979&dat=19730314&id=NXQiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KKoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4653,1755902 "Wednesday Movie Best Bet"]. March 14, 1973, p. 19B. Retrieved on May 30, 2013.

The Boy Who Came to Leave

| 1973

| 1973

| Two young men with opposite personalities share a loft apartment.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/06/07/archives/theater-air-of-unreality-the-boy-who-came-to-leave-at-astor-pl-the.html|title=Theater: Air of Unreality|last=Gussow|first=Mel|access-date=2018-07-25|language=en}}Brukenfeld, Dick. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1350&dat=19780330&id=mfROAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cAIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6800,4591241 "A lonely lady, tied to her tube"] (Review). The Village Voice, June 14, 1973, pp. 66, 68. Retrieved on May 30, 2013.

Win With Wheeler

| 1975

| 1984

| The Day (New London, Conn.). [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1915&dat=19750801&id=Iu8gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=LXIFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1341,43042 "O'Neill to present new Kalcheim play"]. August 1, 1975, p. 8. Retrieved on May 30, 2013.Huisking, Charlie. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1755&dat=19760731&id=CtgeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MmcEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6978,5961659 "Kalcheim Has High Hopes For His Comedy"]. Sarasota Herald-Tribune, July 31, 1976, p. 3B. Retrieved on May 30, 2013.

The Prague Spring

| 1977

| 1977

| The Czech leader Alexander Dubcek believes he can reform the Communist regime.{{cite web|title=Richard Oberlin, Director, Cleveland Play House, 1929–1987|url=http://clevelandartsprize.org/awardees/richard_oberlin.html|accessdate=2018-12-03}}

Winning Isn't Everything

| 1978

| 1978

| An ex-astronaut makes his way into Senate under the tutelage of a hard-driving campaign manager.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1978/12/04/archives/theater-winning-a-comedy-george-abbotts-118th.html|title=Theater: 'Winning,' a Comedy|last=Gussow|first=Mel|access-date=2018-07-26|language=en}}

Breakfast with Les and Bess

| 1983

| 1984

| Beahan, Brad. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1346&dat=19851003&id=gbkwAAAAIBAJ&sjid=YPsDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6778,725378 "Solid season ahead for community theaters"]. Lakeland Ledger, October 3, 1985, pp. 1C & 6C. Retrieved on May 30, 2013.

Friends

| Unknown

| 1984

| {{cite web|last=Rich|first=Frank|title=THEATER: 'FRIENDS' BY LEE KALCHEIM|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/01/11/arts/theater-friends-by-lee-kalcheim.html|work=The New York Times|accessdate=29 March 2013}}

Moving

| 1991

| Unknown

| The one steady thing in Megan and Diana's lives, in the twelve years this play spans, is the friendship they share. As their priorities change over the years, they must figure out what they want out of life before it is too late.{{Cite web|url=https://www.samuelfrench.com/p/5531/moving-kalcheim|title=Moving (Kalcheim)}}

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