June . He was an American author, screenwriter, and
educator. He was best known for writing the ‘Love story’ novel in 1970, a best-seller, and writing the motion picture of the same name, which was a major hit.Segal was a professor of Greek and Latin literature at Harvard University.
His first academic book, Roman Laughter: The Comedy of Plautus revolutionized the great Roman comic playwright best known today as the inspiration for the Broadway hit, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum . In 2001 Harvard published his The Death of Comedy, the all-encompassing literary history.
I. About the author