Theodore J. Flicker (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Theodore Jonas "Ted" Flicker (born June 6, 1930 ) is an American playwright, theatrical producer, television and film director, actor, screenwriter, author, and sculptor. Born in Freehold Borough, New Jersey, Flicker attended Admiral Farragut Academy in Tom's River, New Jersey from 1947 to 1949. From 1949 to 1951, he studied at Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, alongside fellow drama students Joan Collins and Larry Hagman. In 1954, he became a member of Chicago's Compass Theater, America's first theater of improvisational comedy, a sub-genre he founded along with fellow comedy pioneer Elaine May. Together, they set the form's official rules, which are still followed by contemporary humorists.