Other works

Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories & Other Disasters (1973)

I, Libertine (1956) (with Theodore Sturgeon, under the pen name Frederick Ewing)

The America of George Ade, 1866-1944 (editor, introduction and foreword) (1960)

In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash (1966)

The Ferrari In The Bedroom (1972)

The Phantom of the Open Hearth (1978)

A Fistful of Fig Newtons (1981)

Wrote, played self, in video essay in short-form writers' series "Byline Showtime" for Showtime cable TV, 1988. Directed by Marc Wallace.

In the Sixties his voice was heard for hours each late night into the following morning on WOR radio, serving the New York metropolitan area, in a show in which he extemporaneously editorialized on whatever subject struck his fancy and regaled listeners with anecdotes from his Hammond, Indiana, youth.

Provided an improvised narrative for "The Clown" by Charles Mingus, from the 1957 album of the same name on Atlantic.

(2011-2012 Season) His novel, "A Christmas Story, The Musical," was performed at the Chicago Theatre Company in Chicago, Illinois with Clarke Hallum in the cast.

(November 3 to 28, 2009) His story, "A Christmas Story," was performed in a Brown-Forman Series Holiday Favorites production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Jahne Kobi Brown (Helen Weathers); Carter Caldwell (Scut Farkas); Liam Craig (Ralph Parker); Peyton Evans (Esther Jane Alberry); Suzanne Friedline (Mother); Justin R.G. Holcomb (The Old Man); Isaac Joseph Kresse (Flick); Jack Lindsey (Schwartz); Ana Sferruzza (Miss Shields); Alex Underwood (Ralphie Parker) and Gabe Weible (Randy) in the cast. Sean Daniels was director.

(November 9 to 28, 2010) His story, "A Christmas Story," was adapted by Philip Grecian in a Brown-Forman Series production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky. Sean Daniels was director.

(November 9 to 28, 2010) His story, "A Christmas Story," was adapted by Philip Grecian in a Brown-Forman Series production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Kerri Alexander, Katie Blackerby, Jordan Brodess, Liam Craig, Justin R.G. Holcomb, Rebecca Haden, Emily Kunkel, Devin Olson, Sean Michael Palmer, Kizzie Schwarzrock, Alex Stage, Will Steele, Peter Vergari, Jessica Wortham, Carter Caldwell Will Devary, Jahne Kobi Brown, Jack Lindsey, Henry Miller, Arabella Paulovich and Gabe Weible. Sean Daniels was director. Scott Bradley was scenic designer. Brian J. Lilienthal was lighting designer. Matt Callahan was sound designer. Joe Cunningham was properties designer. Kathy Preher was production stage manager. Amy Wegener was Dramaturge. Delilah Smyth was movement coordinator. Zan Sawyer-Dailey was casting director.

(November 8 to 27, 2011) His story, "A Christmas Story," was performed in a Holiday Favorites production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Katie Blackerby (Miss Shields); Larry Bull (Ralph Parker); Carter Caldwell (Scut Farkas); Marty Chester (Schwartz); Will DeVary (Flick); Justin R.G. Holcomb (The Old Man); Arabella Paulovich (Esther Jane Alberry); Henry Miller (Ralphie Parker); Kylie McGuffey (Helen Weathers); Gabe Weible (Randy Parker) and Jessica Wortham (Mother) in the cast. Lisa Dring, Jonathan Finnegan, Marianna McClellan, Maggie Raymond, Keaton Schmidt, Calvin Smith, Trent Stork and Amir Wachterman played Elves in the cast. Drew Fracher was director. Philip Grecian was adapter.

(November 7 to 25, 2012) His story, "A Christmas Story," was performed in a Holiday Favorites production at the Actors Theatre of Louisville in Louisville, Kentucky with Katie Blackerby (Miss Shields);Larry Bull (Ralph Parker); Marty Chester (Schwartz); Will DeVary (Flick); Justin R.G. Holcomb (The Old Man); Jack Lindsey (Scut Farkas); Kylie McGufey (Helen Weathers); Arabella Paulovich (Esther Jane Alberry); Gabe Weible (Randy Parker); Steele Whitney (Ralphie Parker) and Jessica Wortham (Mother) in the cast. Noelia Antweiler, Laura Engels, Chalia La Tour, Andy Reinhardt, Ben Vigus, Kimberly Weinkle, Jeff White and Ian Whitt played the Elves. Philip Grecian was adapter. Drew Fracher was director.