| Lee Kalcheim | |
| Birth Date: | 27 June 1938 |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation: | TV and film screenwriter |
| Yearsactive: | 1965-present |
| Known For: | Writing work for various TV shows and films |
| Awards: | Primetime Emmy Award for his writing work for the episode "The Bunkers And The Swingers" in Season 3 of All in the Family |
| Website: | http://www.leekalcheim.com |
Lee Kalcheim (June 27, 1938 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American screenwriter.[1]
Kalcheim has written numerous television shows including episodes for The Paper Chase (1985); All in the Family (1971–72; Emmy 1973); N.Y.P.D. (1967–69); The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (1965); and the ABC After School Special: "The Bridge of Adam Rush" (1974).[2] He was also a creator for the sitcom Something Wilder, which was originally inspired by his own experiences as a father.
| Is This Trip Really Necessary? | 1970 | A mad filmmaker kills an actress in his torture chamber's iron maiden.[3] [4] | |
| Let's Scare Jessica to Death | 1971 | A recently institutionalized woman has bizarre experiences after moving into a supposedly haunted country farmhouse and fears she may be losing her sanity once again. | |
| The Comedy Company | 1978 | ||
| Marriage is Alive and Well | 1980 | A photographer who specializes in weddings and who, according to others, has the perfect marriage. However, he and his wife are at a crossroad and have decided to separate. While he and his wife bicker and she prepares to leave, he reminisces about people whom he has photographed who have had unusual relationships. |
| Play name | First produced | First published | Description and/or Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Defiled | Unknown | Unknown | When a technophobic librarian threatens to detonate the library if his card catalog is taken away, the police must negotiate with him.[5] | |
| An Audible Sigh | 1968 | Unknown | [6] | |
| Match Play | 1969 | 1969 | A spoiled young man takes on a girl, his father, and the Army to get what he wants and doesn't need.[7] [8] | |
| Hurry, Harry | 1972 | 1972 | A rich boy struggles to find happiness.[9] | |
| Class of '63 | 1973 | 1973 | A jealous husband uses a college reunion to take revenge on his wife's former lover, who he is convinced is still having an affair with her.[10] | |
| The Boy Who Came to Leave | 1973 | 1973 | Two young men with opposite personalities share a loft apartment.[11] [12] | |
| Win With Wheeler | 1975 | 1984 | [13] [14] | |
| The Prague Spring | 1977 | 1977 | The Czech leader Alexander Dubcek believes he can reform the Communist regime.[15] | |
| Winning Isn't Everything | 1978 | 1978 | An ex-astronaut makes his way into Senate under the tutelage of a hard-driving campaign manager.[16] | |
| Breakfast with Les and Bess | 1983 | 1984 | [17] | |
| Friends | Unknown | 1984 | [18] | |
| Moving | 1991 | Unknown | The one steady thing in Megan and Diana's lives, in the twelve years this play spans, is the friendship they share. As their priorities change over the years, they must figure out what they want out of life before it is too late.[19] |