Jerome Kass whose ‘Queen of the Stardust Ballroom’ screenplay made it to Broadway, dies at 78

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Jerome Kass, a writer whose screenplay “Queen of the Stardust Ballroom” became a movie starring Maureen Stapleton and Charles Durning and later earned him a Tony Award nomination, has died. He was 78.

His wife, the writer Delia Ephron, said Kass died Thursday of prostate cancer at his home in Manhattan. Kass was also the brother-in-law of the late screenwriter and director Nora Ephron.

Kass co-wrote the screenplay for the 1983 telefilm “The Black Stallion Returns” and the TV mini-series “Evergreen.” His other film credits include “The Fighter,” ”Last Wish” and “A Brand New Life.”

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This story has been corrected to show that Kass was a brother-in-law of Nora Ephron, not a sister.

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