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Born October 18, 1950 • New York City • New York
Died January 30, 2006 (aged 55) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors Pulitzer Prize • Tony Awards (1989)
Notable Works “Any Woman Can’t” • “Isn’t It Romantic” • “The Heidi Chronicles” • “The Sisters Rosensweig” • “Uncommon Women and Others”
Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner
American dramatist
David Mamet wearing glasses and a gray jacket over a black shirt, shown from the shoulders up with a neutral expression.
David Mamet
American author
Lynn Nottage, 2018
Lynn Nottage
American playwright
Umeki, Miyoshi; Buttons, Red: Sayonara
Joshua Logan
American director and producer
Neil Simon
Neil Simon
American dramatist
William Saroyan.
William Saroyan
American author
Tracy Letts wearing a tuxedo and glasses, smiling and holding his Tony Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role in a Play, standing in front of a Tony Awards backdrop.
Tracy Letts
American actor and playwright
Edward Albee stands outside a theater at night, holding a folder, with theater signs for
Edward Albee
American author
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Archibald MacLeish
American author, educator, and public official
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James Kirkwood
American actor and author
Maurice Sendak stands with his arm resting on a life-size cutout of Max from Where the Wild Things Are, with a large Wild Thing character illustrated in the background.
Maurice Sendak
American artist
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Russel Crouse
American dramatist
Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
American playwright
Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
American playwright and actor
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Tennessee Williams
American playwright
Connelly, Marc
Marc Connelly
American playwright
Sherwood, photograph by Yousuf Karsh
Robert E. Sherwood
American playwright
Thornton Wilder
Thornton Wilder
American writer
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George S. Kaufman
American playwright and journalist
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Charles Fuller
American author

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