| American playwrights who have won the Nobel | |
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| In reply to: re: "You do Fosse, Fosse, Fosse!" - singleticket 10:34 am EDT 10/05/23 | |
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| On cursory glance, it looks like Eugene O'Neill is the only American writer who's primarily a playwright to win the Nobel Prize in Literature (1936). John Steinbeck, who won the Nobel in 1962, is best known for writing classic books, like ''The Grapes of Wrath'' and ''East of Eden.'' However, he did adapt his novella ''Of Mice and Men'' for the stage and had two other short-lived plays on Broadway: ''The Moon Is Down'' (1942) and ''Burning Bright'' (1950). No doubt it's competitive to win a Nobel, but worthy U.S. playwrights could've been Tennesse Williams, Arthur Miller and Edward Albee. (Have any been short-listed?) And if they were willing to give the Nobel in Literature to a songwriter, like Bob Dylan in 2016, it would've been great to see that honor go to Stephen Sondheim, too! |
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| Link | Wikipedia: List of Nobel Prize in Literature winners: 1901-2023 |
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