Jean-Claude van Itallie, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Jean-Claude van Itallie

Belgian-born American playwright

Date of Birth: 25-May-1936

Place of Birth: Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Profession: writer, author

Nationality: United States, Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Jean-Claude van Itallie is a Belgian-born American playwright, performer, and theatre workshop teacher.
He is best known for his 1966 anti-Vietnam War play America Hurrah; The Serpent, an ensemble play he wrote with Joseph Chaikin's Open Theatre; his theatrical adaptation of the Tibetan Book of the Dead; and his translations of Anton Chekhov's plays.