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John Guare (/ ɡ ɛ r / GERR; born February 5, 1938) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He is best known as the author of The House of Blue Leaves and Six Degrees of Separation.
John Guare, American playwright and screenwriter known for his innovative and often absurdist dramas. His works included Muzeeka, Cop-Out, The House of Blue Leaves, a rock-musical modernization of Two Gentlemen of Verona, Six Degrees of Separation, and A Free Man of Color.
JOHN GUARE’s career as a playwright has made him a dominant figure in theater for over six decades. Born in New York City in 1938, he has received Tony, Obie, and Olivier awards, among many other distinctions. He was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and nominated for an Oscar.
John Guare received the Award of Merit from the American Academy of Arts and Letters for his plays THE HOUSE OF BLUE LEAVES, RICH AND FAMOUS, MARCO POLO SINGS A SOLO, LANDSCAPE OF THE BODY, and BOSOMS AND NEGLECT.
John Guare was born on 5 February 1938 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Atlantic City (1980), Six Degrees of Separation (1993) and Taking Off (1971).
Oct 15, 2021 · Read and listen to John Guare’s full Oral History here. This is one of over 60 oral histories we’ve conducted which you can find in our collection, with prominent preservationists, activists, planners, artists, community, and business leaders.
Aug 3, 2024 · John Guare. American dramatist whose success came in 1968 when his one-act entitled Muzeeka won an Obie Award. Other works include House of Blue Leaves, a semi-autobiographical play which established his unique vision; Two Gentlemen of Verona, Rich and Famous, The Landscape of the Body, Bosoms and Neglect, and Six Degrees of Separation, which ...
Examine the life, times, and work of John Guare through detailed author biographies on eNotes.
Feb 28, 2017 · In Understanding John Guare, William W. Demastes provides a concise biography and analyzes the playwright's career from his earliest works produced off-off Broadway in the 1960s to his most recent Broadway play, A Free Man of Color, a finalist for the 2011 Pulitzer Prize in Drama.
John Guare’s career in the theater began at New York’s legendary Caffé Cino in the 1960s, during the birth of off-off Broadway theater, the experimental movement that has developed into contemporary American drama.
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