María Irene Fornés
María Irene Fornés | |
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 Fornés c. November 2011 | |
| Born | May 14, 1930 |
| Died | October 30, 2018(aged 88) New York City,United States |
| Citizenship | American (1951) |
| Occupation(s) | Playwright, Director, Teacher |
| Organization | INTARHispanic Playwrights-in-Residence LaboratoryINTAR (International Arts Relations, Inc.) |
| Notable work |
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| Partner(s) | Harriet Sohmers,Susan Sontag |
| Awards | 9Obie Awards,American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters,PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award |
María Irene Fornés(May 14, 1930 – October 30, 2018) was a Cuban-American playwright and director. She was a leading figure of theoff-off-Broadwaymovement in the 1960s.
In 1965, she won her firstObie AwardforPromenadeandThe Successful Life of 3.She was also a finalist for thePulitzer Prizewith her playAnd What of the Night?in 1990. Other notable works includeFefu and Her Friends,Mud,Sarita,andLetters from Cuba.
Fornés became known in both Hispanic-American and experimental theatre in New York, winning a total of nineObie Awards.
Fornés died inNew York Cityon October 30, 2018 from complications ofdementiaat the age of 88.[1]
References
[change|change source]- ↑Weber, Bruce (October 31, 2018)."María Irene Fornés, Writer of Spare, Poetic Plays, Dies at 88".nytimes.com.Archivedfrom the original on October 31, 2018.RetrievedOctober 31,2018.
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