Sidney J. Friedman ’61

Sid died April 3, 2025, in Newton, Mass.

Born in Des Moines, Iowa, he came to us from Roosevelt High School. At Princeton, he majored in English under the Special Program in the Humanities, graduating summa cum laude. He was in Theatre Intime and Triangle and wrote movie reviews for The Daily Princetonian. A member of Terrace Club, he roomed with John Kremer, Nick MacNeil, Dave Hulett, Ben Bassett, Irwin Kuntz, Jim Raybin, Walt Schroeder, and John Brothers.

After Princeton Sid earned a master’s degree and a Ph.D. at the University of Iowa in directing and dramatic theory respectively, then becoming a professor in the arts at Washington University in St. Louis, where he collaborated with classmate Richard Palmer in creating a new performing arts curriculum and theater. In 1981, he joined Boston University’s School of Theater, where he taught and directed myriad plays. He was engaged in many other theater arts activities in Boston and nationally, such as adjudicating college plays, playwriting, acting, and directing summer stock. He retired in 2018.

Sid is survived by his wife of 62 years, Margo; daughter Lisa; son Mark; and their families, which include five grandchildren.