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Clifford Odets was born on 18 July, 1906 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, is a writer,miscellaneous,director. Discover Clifford Odets's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 57 years old?

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Occupation writer,miscellaneous,director
Age 57 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 18 July, 1906
Birthday 18 July
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Date of death 18 August, 1963
Died Place Los Angeles, California, USA
Nationality United States

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Who Is Clifford Odets's Wife?

His wife is Bette Grayson (1920-1954) (14 May 1943 - 1952) ( divorced) ( 2 children), Luise Rainer (8 January 1937 - 14 May 1940) ( divorced)

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Wife Bette Grayson (1920-1954) (14 May 1943 - 1952) ( divorced) ( 2 children), Luise Rainer (8 January 1937 - 14 May 1940) ( divorced)
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Clifford Odets Net Worth

His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Clifford Odets worth at the age of 57 years old? Clifford Odets’s income source is mostly from being a successful Writer. He is from United States. We have estimated Clifford Odets's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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1930

Clifford Odets dropped out of high school to pursue acting. In the 1930s he became a charter member of the Group Theatre, the famous "Method" acting troupe founded by Harold Clurman, Lee Strasberg and Cheryl Crawford.

1934

In 1934 - Odets joined the American Communists Party; he left the party a few months later.

1935

Beginning with "Waiting for Lefty" (1935), Odets quickly became the most famous young playwright in America. In the next four years he wrote five more plays, including "Awake and Sing!"; "Golden Boy" and "Rocket to the Moon", whose histrionics well suited the Group's exuberant style. On his first Hollywood assignment he met (and soon married) Luise Rainer, but they lived together only briefly. Between reconciliations with Rainer, Odets had a stormy, tempestuous affair with Frances Farmer. His other conquests included Fay Wray and a host of less famous women, including stage actress Betty Grayson, who became his second wife.

1939

His play "Golden Boy" (its film adaptation Golden Boy (1939) was directed by Rouben Mamoulian) was inspired by the story of Paul Muni when he once told Odets about how he gave up boxing because it endangered his secondary career as a violinist.

1944

Directed two Oscar nominated performances: Cary Grant and Ethel Barrymore. Barrymore won for her performance in None But the Lonely Heart (1944).

1961

Clifford Odets' original script for Wild in the Country (1961) had Elvis Presley's character committing suicide at the end of the film. This was screened for a preview audience, who were horrified, and the ending was changed. According to Odets friend, Oscar Levant, in "Memoirs of an Amnesiac", "... only Odets would write a story for Elvis in which he committed suicide. Actually, it was humiliating that Odets had to write that kind of picture at all, but he needed the money. Everything he was against, in the beginning of his career, he wound up doing himself".

1965

His only Tony recognition came posthumously in 1965, sharing a book credit with William Gibson as part of the Best Musical nomination for Golden Boy (1962), based on his play.

1972

His play, Awake and Sing (1972), was nominated for the 1974 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Play Production at the Candelight Forum Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.

1982

Portrayed by Jeffrey DeMunn in Frances (1982), John Heard in Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983) and Lee Breuer in Committed (1984).

1991

Odets was the inspiration for the title character in the Coen Bros. film Barton Fink (1991).