Kopit, Arthur, 1937-2021

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Name (Hebrew)
קופיט, ארתור ל.
Name (Latin)
Kopit, Arthur, 1937-2021
Other forms of name
Kopit, Arthur, 1937-
Kopit, Arthur L
Kopit, Arthur
Date of birth
1937-05-10
Date of death
2021-04-02
Field of activity
Theater
Occupation
Actors
Dramatists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
b. 5/10/37
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 49227489
Wikidata: Q770566
Library of congress: n 82091910
OCoLC: oca00788546
Sources of Information
  • His Oh Dad, poor Dad, Mamma's hung you in the closet ... 1960.
  • Auerbach, D. Sam Shepard, Arthur Kopit, and the Off Broadway theater, 1982:CIP t.p. (Arthur Kopit)
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Wikipedia description:

Arthur Lee Kopit (né Koenig; May 10, 1937 – April 2, 2021) was an American playwright. He was a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for Indians and Wings. He was also nominated for three Tony Awards: Best Play for Indians (1970) and Wings (1979), as well as Best Book of a Musical for Nine (1982). He won the Vernon Rice Award (now known as the Drama Desk Award) in 1962 for Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad and was nominated for another Drama Desk Award in 1979 for Wings.

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