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Marsha Norman

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American playwright, screenwriter and novelist

United StatesWritersBorn 1947 · age 79
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Marsha Norman is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. She received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play 'night, Mother.

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Awards 3

1991Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical
1983Pulitzer Prize for Drama
star on Playwrights' Sidewalk

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Marsha Norman is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. She received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play 'night, Mother. She wrote the book and lyrics for such Broadway musicals as The Secret Garden, for which she won a Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and The Red Shoes, as well as the libretto for the musical The Color Purple and the book for the musical The Bridges of Madison County. She was co-chair of the playwriting program at The Juilliard School until stepping down in 2020.

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United States
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Born 1947 · age 79
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