María Irene Fornés
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| Gender | Female |
|---|---|
| Death | 7 years ago |
| Date of birth | May 14,1930 |
| Zodiac sign | Taurus |
| Born | Havana |
| Cuba | |
| Date of died | October 30,2018 |
| Died | Manhattan |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Job | Teacher |
| Playwright | |
| Theatre Director | |
| Books | Plays |
| Letters from Cuba and Other Plays | |
| Orchards: Stories | |
| Word Plays: An Anthology of New American Drama | |
| Plays by American Women 1970 to 2010: A Movie Star Has to Star in Black and White; Fefu and Her Friends; Spell #7; The Heidi Chronicles; In the Blood; Intimate Apparel; The Aliens | |
| Teatro | |
| Orchards, Orchards, Orchards: Plays | |
| María Irene Fornés: Plays | |
| Promenade & other plays | |
| Awards | Obie Award for Lifetime Achievement |
| PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award | |
| Obie Award for Best New American Play | |
| Obie Award for Distinguished Plays | |
| Obie Award for Special Citations | |
| Obie Award for Direction | |
| Guggenheim Fellowship for Creative Arts, US & Canada | |
| Obie Award for Playwriting | |
| Partner | Harriet Sohmers |
| Parents | Carlos Fornés |
| Carmen Collado Fornés | |
| Siblings | Margarita Fornés Lapinel |
| Plays | Fefu and Her Friends |
| Sarita | |
| What of the Night? | |
| Promenade | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 594304 |
María Irene Fornés Life story
María Irene Fornés was a Cuban-American playwright, theater director, and teacher who worked in off-Broadway and experimental theater venues in the last four decades of the twentieth century. Her plays range widely in subject-matter, but often depict characters with aspirations that belie their disadvantages.