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- Born:
- May 14, 1930, Havana, Cuba
- Died:
- October 30, 2018, New York, New York, U.S. (aged 88)
- Notable Works:
- âFefu and Her Friendsâ
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Maria Irene Fornés
American dramatist
Maria Irene FornĂ©s (born May 14, 1930, Havana, Cubaâdied October 30, 2018, New York, New York, U.S.) was a Cuban-born American dramatist. Her family moved to the United States in 1945, and she became a painter before beginning to write plays in the early 1960s. She wrote more than 40 stage works and directed her own works as well as classic drama. Her innovative dramas made her one of the most successful and frequently produced of Off-Broadway playwrights. Her best-known play, Fefu and Her Friends (1977), explores womenâs relationships with one another. FornĂ©sâs numerous awards include nine Obies, and in 1972 she received a Guggenheim fellowship.
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