Richard Nelson (playwright)
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Richard John Nelson (born October 17, 1950) is an American playwright and librettist. He wrote the book for the 2000 Broadway musical James Joyce's The Dead, for which he won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical, as well as the book for the 1988 Broadway production of Chess.[1] He is also the writer of the critically acclaimed play cycle The Rhinebeck Panorama.
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Born | Richard John Nelson (1950-10-17) October 17, 1950 (age 73) Chicago, Illinois |
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Notable awards | Obie Award, Rockefeller Playwright-in-Residence Award, Giles Cooper Award, Tony Award, Olivier Award, Drama Desk Award, PEN/Laura Pels Award |
Spouse | Cynthia Blair Bacon (m. 1972) |
Children | 2 |
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