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Mart Crowley (1935-2020) was an American playwright best known for his 1968 play The Boys in the Band. He also wrote for TV, film, and theater, and was a friend of Natalie Wood and Dominick Dunne.
Mar 9, 2020 · Mart Crowley, whose 1968 play, “The Boys in the Band,” put gay characters and their stories front and center in a way that had rarely been seen in a mainstream New York theater, died on...
Mar 9, 2020 · Mart Crowley, who wrote one of the first plays to portray gay life, passed away in Manhattan after heart surgery. His work was praised, attacked and revived, and he was a friend of Natalie Wood and other Hollywood stars.
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Mar 10, 2020 · When playwright Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band premiered off-Broadway in 1968, it was the first realistic, mainstream portrayal of gay men on stage. Crowley won a Tony Award for...
The Boys in the Band is a 1968 American play by Mart Crowley, a groundbreaking portrayal of gay life in New York City. The play was adapted into two films and a sequel, and inspired by Crowley's personal experiences and friends.
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Mar 8, 2020 · Famed gay playwright Mart Crowley, author of The Boys in the Band, about a group of gay and bi friends in New York City, has died at age 84. Journalist Michael Musto announced Crowley's death...
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Mar 9, 2020 · Playwright Mart Crowley, best known for The Boys in the Band, died March 7 at the age of 84. The writer spent his career dedicated to creating works that often shed light on the queer...