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Born February 5, 1938 (age 87) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “3 Kinds of Exile” • “A Few Stout Individuals” • “A Free Man of Color” • “Chaucer in Rome” • “Cop-Out” • “Lake Hollywood” • “Muzeeka” • “Six Degrees of Separation” • “Six Degrees of Separation” • “The House of Blue Leaves” • “Two Gentlemen of Verona”
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Neil Simon
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James Goldman
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Woody Allen
Woody Allen
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Julie Taymor
Julie Taymor
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Tyler Perry
Tyler Perry
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Tracy Letts
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Aaron Sorkin
Aaron Sorkin
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Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
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Sam Shepard
Sam Shepard
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Ruth Gordon
Ruth Gordon
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Lorraine Hansberry
Lorraine Hansberry
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Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker
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Ossie Davis
Ossie Davis
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Gore Vidal
Gore Vidal
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Larry David
Larry David
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