Lanford Wilson(1937-2011)

Lanford Wilson was born on 13 April 1937 in Lebanon, Missouri, USA. He was a writer, known for The Migrants (1974), Great Performances (1971) and Lemon Sky (1988). He died on 24 March 2011 in Wayne, New Jersey, USA.

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Born
- April 13, 1937
- Lebanon, Missouri, USA
Died
- March 24, 2011
- Wayne, New Jersey, USA(complications from pneumonia)
Other works
Awarded plays written by Lanford Wilson include: The Hot L Baltimore (New York Drama Critics Circle choice Best American Play 1972-3) Talley's Folly (Pulitzer Prize 1980) The Mound Builders (OBIE Award Best Play 1975) Angels Fall (Tony nomination best play 1983)
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Trivia
Lanford Wilson was a co-founder, along with Marshall W. Mason, Tanya Berezin and Robert Thirkell, of the Circle Repertory Theatre Company in New York. This company was the starting place for many actors and writers who went on to film and television work, including Jeff Daniels, Zane Lasky, Barnard Hughes, William Hurt, Conchata Ferrell, Christopher Reeve, Tony Roberts and Fritz Weaver. Wilson's work with director Mason and the company are the subject of several books, including "A Comfortable House" by Philip Middleton Williams, published by McFarland & Company, 1993, ISBN0-8995-0836-7.

Quotes
I want people to see - and to read - my plays and to say: "This is what it was like living in that place at that time. People haven't changed a damn bit. We can recognize everyone."