Allan Eckert | 'Tecumseh!' creator, 80
Allan Eckert, 80, playwright of the outdoor drama, Tecumseh! , that has drawn millions to central Ohio since 1973, died Thursday at his home in Corona, Calif.
Allan Eckert, 80, playwright of the outdoor drama,
Tecumseh!
, that has drawn millions to central Ohio since 1973, died Thursday at his home in Corona, Calif.
The drama about the Shawnee leader, performed annually in Chillicothe, was adapted from Mr. Eckert's book The Frontiersmen.
Mr. Eckert also wrote for the Emmy-winning Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom series. His children's book, Incident at Hawk's Hill, won a Newbery Honor award in 1972 and was made into a television movie by Walt Disney Productions.
An Air Force veteran, Mr. Eckert was born in Buffalo and raised in the Chicago area. He attended the University of Dayton and Ohio State University.
- AP