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Line 1: {{short description\|American dramatist}}{{More citations needed\|date=December 2023}} {{Use mdy dates\|date=April 2014}} {{Infobox person Line 6 ⟶ 8: \| caption = \| birth_date = July 29, 1944 \| birth_place = ~~[[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.~~ \| death_date = {{Death date and age\|2012\|1\|18\|1944\|7\|29}} \| death_place = ~~[[Los Angeles, California]]~~ \| occupation = [[Radio drama]] writer~~/producer~~ \| spouse = ~~\| website = [http://www.irasov.com/ Official webpage]~~ ~~\| spouse = [[Lorna Raver]] (1987–2012; his death)~~ }} '''Yuri Rasovsky''' (July 29, 1944 – January 18, 2012) was an American ~~award-winning~~ writer and producer working in ~~the field of~~ [[radio drama]] in the United States. He founded and operated [[The National Radio Theater of Chicago]] from 1973 to 1986 and later formed the [[Hollywood Theater of the Ear]] (since 1993). In the 1990s, he forsook radio for [[audiobook]]s. Many of his radio plays have been published as commercial recordings or as Internet downloads. His new plays are being released by [[Blackstone Audio]]. He died in 2012 of [[esophageal cancer]].<ref>[{{cite web\|url=http://www.latimes.com/~~news~~local/obituaries/la-me-yuri-rasovsky-20120206-story.html\|title=Yuri Rasovsky dies at 67; big name in radio dramas,0 audio books\|first=By Valerie J. Nelson,~~865939~~ Los Angeles\|last=Times\|website=latimes.~~story]~~com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/yuri-rasovsky-renowned-audio-dramatist-283651\|title=Yuri Rasovsky, Renowned Audio Dramatist, Dies at 67}}</ref> ==Major works== Rasovsky wrote, directed, or produced more than 150 audio plays. Notable examples include: * ''The Chicago Language Tape''. WFMT. 1972. * ''The Odyssey of Homer''. National Radio ~~Theater~~Theatre of Chicago. 1980. Winner of a George Foster [[Peabody Award]]. * ''By His Bootstraps''. [[Pacifica Foundation]]. 1984. [[The_Firesign_Theatre#Mark_Time_awards\|Mark Time]]'s Science Fiction Audio Hall of Fame. * ''Craven Street''. American Dialogues Radio. 1993. * ''The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari''. Based on the silent film. Hollywood Theater of the Ear. Revised 1998. * ''2000X: Tales of the Next Millennium'' (series of 26 one-hr programs). NPR, Hollywood Theater of the Ear. 1999–2000. Winner of a [[Bradbury Award]]. * ''[[Sweeney Todd]] and ~~the~~[[The String of Pearls]]''. Blackstone Audio, Hollywood Theater of the Ear. 2007. Winner of three 2008 [[Audie Awards]]: Best Audio Drama, Best Audiobook Original and Distinguished Achievement in Production. * ''[[The Maltese Falcon (novel)\|The Maltese Falcon]]'', with [[Michael Madsen]], [[Sandra Oh]], [[Edward Herrmann]]. Blackstone Audio, Hollywood Theater of the Ear. 2008. [[Grammy]] nominated. Winner Audie Award: Best Adaptation. * ''[[Saint Joan (play)\|Saint Joan]]'', with [[Amy Irving]], Edward Herrmann, [[Kristoffer Tabori]], [[Gregory Itzin]], [[Armin Shimerman]], [[Granville Van Dusen]], ''et al.''. Blackstone Audio, Hollywood Theater of the Ear. 2010. Winner Audie Award: Best Audio Drama of 2010. Line 45 ⟶ 47: :* the Independent Publishers' Audio Award, :* the [[Gabriel Award]], :* the [[National Federation of Community Broadcasters\|NFCB]] Golden Reel, :* Mark Time Lifetime Achievement Award, :* [[Booklist]] Editor's Pick :* the [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]] [[Ray Bradbury\|Bradbury]] Award.~~<ref>abid.</ref>~~ ==Notable relatives== Line 60 ⟶ 62: * [[Norman Corwin]] * [[Arch Oboler]] * [[Giles Cooper (playwright)\|Giles Cooper]] ==References== Line 78 ⟶ 80: [[Category:1944 births]] [[Category:2012 deaths]] [[Category:20th-century American dramatists and playwrights]]▼ [[Category:American radio writers]] [[Category:American radio producers]] [[Category:Nebula Award winners]] [[Category:Writers from Chicago]] ▲[[Category:20th-century American dramatists and playwrights]]