Jerome Kilty

Jerome Timothy Kilty (born June 24, 1922 – died September 6, 2012) was an American actor and playwright. He wrote Dear Liar: A Comedy of Letters, a play that had a successful run in New York, which was based on the correspondence of famed playwright George Bernard Shaw and actress Mrs. Patrick Campbell. He worked extensively on the stage, both in the United States and abroad.

He was born in Baltimore, Maryland of Irish descent on his father's side, but raised on the Pala Indian Reservation, San Diego County, California. He wed actress Cavada Humphrey (June 17, 1919 – July 11, 2007), who was three years his senior, on May 11, 1956. Humphrey died in 2007, aged 88.

His other notable plays include Dear Love, a love story based on the poems and letters of Robert and Elizabeth Barrett Browning; The Ides of March, dealing with the actions and events surrounding the end of the Roman Empire; and The Little Black Book, wherein a lawyer falls in love with girl number 134 from his little black book. His play, Look Away, based on the book, Mary Todd Lincoln, by Justin and Linda Levitt, is set in an insane asylum exploring the title character's life. Starring Geraldine Page, it closed after 24 previews and just one performance, but Maya Angelou was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. In the early days of American television, he acted in numerous programs, including The United States Steel Hour, Kraft Television Theatre, The Alcoa Hour, Studio One, and Hallmark Hall of Fame.

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