Elmer Rice

Elmer Rice
Rice circa 1920
Rice circa 1920
BornElmer Leopold Reizenstein
(1892-09-28)September 28, 1892
New York City, U.S.
DiedMay 8, 1967(1967-05-08) (aged 74)
Southampton, Hampshire, England
OccupationPlaywright
EducationNew York Law School (LLB)
Notable awardsPulitzer Prize for Drama (1929)
SpouseBetty Field (1942-1956)
Hazel Levy (1915-1942)

Elmer Rice (born Elmer Leopold Reizenstein, September 28, 1892 – May 8, 1967) was an American playwright. He is best known for his plays The Adding Machine (1923) and his Pulitzer Prize-winning drama of New York tenement life, Street Scene (1929).