Memorial Page for Wendy Wasserstein
American playwright
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Wendy Wasserstein (* October 18, 1950 in Brooklyn; † January 30, 2006 in Manhattan) was an american playwright. She was 55 years old. Her education included City College of New York, Yale University, Yale School of Drama, Mount Holyoke College, Calhoun School and Yeshivah of Flatbush. She received 10 awards, including Pulitzer Prize for Drama, Rome Prize. Her cause of death was lymphoma.
Life Events
11 EventsBorn in Brooklyn, New York
1950Guggenheim Fellowship
1983National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship
1983Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1989The Heidi Chronicles
New York Drama Critics' Circle Award
1989The Heidi Chronicles
Outer Critics Circle Award
1989The Heidi Chronicles
Drama Desk Awards
1989The Heidi Chronicles
Susan Smith Blackburn Prize
1989The Heidi Chronicles
Hull-Warriner Award
1989The Heidi Chronicles
Tony Award for Best Play
1989The Heidi Chronicles
Died in Manhattan, New York (lymphoma)
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Wendy Wasserstein. Forever remembered.