Marsha Norman
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.
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- Born in
- Louisville
- Educated at
- University of LouisvilleAgnes Scott College
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- 🏆 Pulitzer Prize for Drama🏆 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical🏆 star on Playwrights' Sidewalk
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1947
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