New York, New York
1936 - 2021
VAN ITALLIE--Jean Claude. Jean Claude van Itallie, born May 25, 1936, died September 9, 2021. Born in Brussels to the late Hugo and Marthe (Levy) van Itallie, he and his family escaped the Nazi invasion in 1940, thanks to the heroism of Aristide de Sousa Mendes, a Portuguese consul whose visas...
Read MoreI never met Jean Claude and only saw him once on an online interview hosted by the Martin E. Segal Theatre Center. His presence was palpable and his words quietly felt. I feel the loss of this human.
Mary Russell
November 04, 2021 | Other
I am so sorry for your loss. My father, Henry Calvert was in the original caste of America Hurrah at the Pocket Theater in the mid 1960s. Jean Claude Van Itallie was a great playwright and I will remember him always. May he Rest In Peace.
Josephine Calvert Conty
September 20, 2021 | Other
My heart is broken, I was supposed to go back to Shantigar to see Jean Claude, but my parents have been ill, so I wasn't able to go up. I am so very sorry, I can't explain how very sad I am. My deepest condolences to his family, and to the many people that will miss him.
Jacqueline muniz
September 20, 2021
