WILSON, LANFORD EUGENE


Meaning of WILSON, LANFORD EUGENE in English

born April 13, 1937, Lebanon, Mo., U.S.

U.S. playwright.

He began writing plays in 1962 and became cofounder and director of the Circle Repertory Company (1969–95), a regional theatre in New York City. His plays, which are known for their experimental staging, simultaneous dialogue, and deferred character exposition, include Lemon Sky (1970), the long-running hit The Hot l Baltimore (1973), The Mound Builders (1975), Talley's Folly (1979, Pulitzer Prize), Burn This (1987), and By the Sea (1996).

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