María Irene Fornés
María Irene Fornés was a Cuban and American playwright, director, and teacher. She was an important figure in the development of New York’s off-off-Broadway movement and Downtown Arts Scene. Over the course of her career, she wrote more than forty plays and musicals, won nine Obie Awards, and mentored "thousands of playwrights across the globe".
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- Born in
- Havana
- Awards
- 🏆 PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award🏆 star on Playwrights' Sidewalk🏆 Guggenheim Fellowship
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1930
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