Eugene "Gene" Feist

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Eugene "Gene" Feist

Also Known As: "Gene"
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Birthplace: Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States
Death: March 17, 2014 (91)
New Jersey, United States (Pneumonia)
Immediate Family:

Son of Henry "Henny" Feist and Hattie (Fishbein) Feist
Husband of Kathe Feist
Father of Nicole "Nikki" Feist and Private
Brother of Harold Feist identical twin
Half brother of Stuart Robert Feist and Private

Occupation: playwright, director, producer. Founded Roundabout Theater on Broadway.
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About Eugene "Gene" Feist

Gene Feist was an American playwright, theater director and co-founder of the Roundabout Theater Company. He authored 15 plays or adaptations, of which two were published by Samuel French Inc. – James Joyce's Dublin and The Lady from Maxim's.

Feist was born Eugene Feist in Brooklyn, the son of Hattie (Fishbein), a beautician, and Henry Feist, a bar owner and, later, a cab driver. Along with his identical twin brother Harold, Feist grew up in the Coney Island neighborhood of Brooklyn.

Feist married Irma "Kathe" Schneider (February 26, 1928 – March 7, 2005) on February 10, 1957. They had two daughters. The couple reached their 48th wedding anniversary several weeks before her death. (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Eugene "Gene" Feist's Timeline

1923
January 16, 1923
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York, United States
2014
March 17, 2014
Age 91
New Jersey, United States