David Hirson

David Hirson
Born	1958 (age 52–53) New York City, USA
Occupation	Playwright
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Yale University
Related to	Alice Hirson Roger O. Hirson
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Genre	Comedy
Awards	Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy (1992)

David Hirson (born 1958) is an American dramatist, best known for his award winning Broadway comedies, La Bête and Wrong Mountain.

Biography

Hirson was born in New York City to actress, Alice, and playwright, Roger O. Hirson.^[1] He was educated at the Rye Country Day School, and went on to attend Oxford and Yale University, where he received a bachelors degree in English literature.^[2]

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 1991 Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Playwriting Award – La Bête
• 1992 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy – La Bête

Nominations

• 1991 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play – La Bête

Bibliography

• Hirson, David (1992). La Bête (First ed.). New York: Dramatists Play Service. OCLC 27061915. 
• Hirson, David (2001). Wrong Mountain (First ed.). New York: Samuel French. ISBN 0573629676. 

References

1. ^ "La Bête Play Notes". Court Theatre, University of Chicago. 2007. http://www.courttheatre.org/home/plays/9899/labete/PNlabete.shtml. Retrieved 2009-02-06. 
2. ^ "Inge Festival Special Guests". William Inge Center for the Arts. 15 April 2006. http://www.ingecenter.org/festival2006/specialguests.htm. Retrieved 2009-02-06. 

External links

• David Hirson official website
• David Hirson at the Internet Broadway Database

Persondata
Name	Hirson, David
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Date of birth	1958
Place of birth	New York City, USA
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