Cooper's tweet on the subject from a few weeks ago says that he is the youngest playwright in Broadway history. Broadway.com says in an article about an interview with him that he is the youngest after Lorraine Hansberry, and I'm guessing that Broadway.com got that info from Cooper. If you google, "youngest Broadway playwright," the two names that come up are Cooper's and Hansberry's, but if you read Hansberry's official sites, they say she is the youngest playwright to receive the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play.
I'm guessing Cooper googled, saw Hansberry's name come up, knew he was younger than Hansberry, and didn't actually read the articles about Hansberry. Very sloppy, but not the worst crime in the world. But a bit annoying, because now it is all over the internet that Cooper is the youngest Broadway playwright, including at allegedly reputable sites like the Washington Post. |
