I’m Not Rappaport

Herb Gardner

1985

Nat:

Look at you! Look what you’ve become! Queen of the Condominiums, peasant skirts for two hundred dollars, betrayer of your namesake—

Clara:

Goddamn name—

Nat:

Clara Lemlich, who stood for something—

Clara:

You gave me the name; I had no choice—

Nat:

Clara Lemlich, who stood for something and stood up for it…

Clara:

(leans back on bench) Ah, you’re rolling…

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Creator Bio

Herb Gardner

1934–2003

Herb Gardner was born in Brooklyn, New York. He was a playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and cartoonist. Many of his comedies, with their eccentric characters, have been adapted into feature films. Gardner received the Tony Award for Best Play, the Writers Guild of America Lifetime Achievement Award, and nominations for Academy and Emmy Awards.

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