Sonnenberg, Ben

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SONNENBERG, Ben

SONNENBERG, Ben. Also writes as Anna Comnena. American, b. 1936. Genres: Poetry, Theatre, Autobiography/Memoirs, Translations. Career: Affiliated with the Central Intelligence Agency, Langley, VA, 1959-65; Oxford Playhouse, Oxford, England, literary adviser, 1963-65; Repertory Theatre of Lincoln Center, NYC, literary manager, 1971-72; Juilliard School, NYC, lecturer at drama center, 1977-78; Grand Street Books, NYC, founder and editor, 1981-90, publisher, 1990-. Publications: Lost Property: Memoirs and Confessions of a Bad Boy (autobiography), 1991; Edward Arlington Robinson: The Modernist from Maine, 1999. EDITOR: A Grand Street Reader (anthology), 1986; Performance and Reality: Essays from Grand Street, 1989. PLAYS: Jane Street, 1966; Courtship of Rita Hayworth, 1970. POEMS: (as Anna Comnena) Poems of Anna Comnena and More Poems, 1990. Translator of stage works by A. de Musset, E.-M. Labiche, F.-H. Bataille, Ancey, and Cromelynck. Contributor of articles, reviews, and poems to periodicals.