Elliot Tiber | |
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| Born | Eliyahu Teichberg April 15, 1935 |
| Died | August 3, 2016 (aged 81) |
| Alma mater | Brooklyn College Hunter College (BFA) Pratt Institute (MFA) |
Elliot Michael Tiber (born Eliyahu Teichberg; April 15, 1935 – August 3, 2016)[1][2] was an artist, professor, and screenwriter who wrote a memoir about the Woodstock Festival held in Bethel, New York in 1969. He claimed responsibility for the relocation of the festival after a permit for it was withdrawn by the zoning board of a nearby town.
Tiber's 2007 memoir Taking Woodstock, written with Tom Monte, was adapted into a film of the same name by Ang Lee. The film opened in the United States in August 2009. In the film, Tiber is portrayed by comedian Demetri Martin.
- ^ "Review of Taking Woodstock". Foreword Reviews. 8 August 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ Grimes, William, "Elliot Tiber, Who With a Permit Unleashed Woodstock and Himself, Dies at 81, The New York Times, August 8, 2016, page A20