Born in New York City, Sanford Friedman (1928-2010) was an American novelist and playwright, who taught writing at Juilliard. After graduating from the Carnegie Institute of Technology, he served in the army in Korea from 1951 to 1953, where he was awarded a Bronze Star. His 1961 novel, Totempole, will be published by NYRB Classics in the fall of 2014.
