The Iceman Cometh

Type: Book

The Iceman Cometh

As of November 2026, The Iceman Cometh has been mentioned in 2 episodes across 2 podcasts, first heard Sep 2025 on Fresh Air. Mentioned as one of John Frankenheimer's great movies in the past.

The Iceman Cometh is a play written by American playwright Eugene O'Neill in 1939. First published in 1946, the play premiered on Broadway at the Martin Beck Theatre on October 9, 1946, directed by Eddie Dowling, where it ran for 136 performances before closing on March 15, 1947. It has subsequently been adapted for the screen multiple times. The work tells the story of a number of alcoholic dead-enders who live together in a flop house above a saloon and what happens to them when the most outwa

The Iceman Cometh at a glance
Mentioned in2 episodes on 2 podcasts (as of November 2026)
First heardSep 2025 on Fresh Air
Author
Published1946
PublisherChelsea House
ISBN0307270827

What do podcasts say about The Iceman Cometh?

2 quotes from Terry Gross, recorded on How Did This Get Made? and Fresh Air.

  • He directed some great movies in the past, like The Iceman Cometh.
    How Did This Get Made? · · Hear it
  • You did a lot of episodic TV early in your career in the early 1960s... The Iceman Cometh.
    Terry Gross · Fresh Air · · Hear it

How do different shows talk about The Iceman Cometh?

2 shows discussed The Iceman Cometh in these episodes.

Who talks about The Iceman Cometh on podcasts?

Terry Gross brought up The Iceman Cometh; the most recent mention was Dec 2025 on How Did This Get Made?.