Sherman Yellen (born February 25, 1932, New York City) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and political commentator.
[3][4][5][6] His American Civil War television drama, Day Before Battle, was written in collaboration with his friend, playwright Peter Stone, and appeared on Studio One.
His collaboration with composer Wally Harper on Say Yes created a light hearted-musical comedy about the 1939 New York World's Fair, produced in 2000 for the Berkshire Theatre Festival.
[13] Yellen's most recent straight play, December Fools, a comedy-drama about a composer's widow and her daughter, was produced by Abingdon Theatre Company in 2006.
[14][15] Yellen has written numerous op-ed columns for HuffPost, focusing on culture and American politics from a left-wing perspective.