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Also Known As Lanford Eugene Wilson
Born April 13, 1937 • Lebanon • Missouri
Died March 24, 2011 (aged 73) • Wayne • New Jersey
Founder Circle Repertory Company
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize
Notable Works “Balm in Gilead” • “Burn This” • “Home Free!” • “Talley’s Folly” • “The Hot l Baltimore” • “The Madness of Lady Bright” • “The Rimers of Eldritch”
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