Theodore Apstein, a writer for theater, films and television, has died at age 80.
His family said he died July 26 of a stroke.
Mr. Apstein’s theater work included “The Innkeepers,” which was produced on Broadway in 1956. Directed by Jose Quintero, the play starred Geraldine Page and Darren McGavin as a husband and wife who leave the United States for Mexico after he is deemed a security risk and is dismissed from his job.
Another play, “Come Share My House,” was produced off-Broadway in 1960. He also wrote several screenplays, including “Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice?,” which starred Page, Ruth Gordon and Mildred Dunnock; “Baffled,” with Leonard Nimoy, and “The Link,” with Michael Moriarty and Geraldine Fitzgerald.
He also was a prolific writer for television and wrote original scripts for series such as “Studio One,” “Alcoa Playhouse,” “Dr. Kildare,” “Marcus Welby, M.D.,” and “The Waltons.”
