Elliot Tiber
American artist, professor, and screenwriter (1935-2016) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elliot Michael Tiber (born Eliyahu Teichberg; April 15, 1935 – August 3, 2016)[1][2] was an artist, professor, and screenwriter who wrote a memoir about the Woodstock Festival held in Bethel, New York in 1969. He claimed responsibility for the relocation of the festival after a permit for it was withdrawn by the zoning board of a nearby town.
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Born | Eliyahu Teichberg April 15, 1935 |
Died | August 3, 2016 (aged 81) |
Alma mater | Brooklyn College Hunter College (BFA) Pratt Institute (MFA) |
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Tiber's 2007 memoir Taking Woodstock, written with Tom Monte, was adapted into a film of the same name by Ang Lee. The film opened in the United States in August 2009. In the film, Tiber is portrayed by comedian Demetri Martin.