David Rabe

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Also Known As	David William Rabe
Born	March 10, 1940 (age 84) • Dubuque • Iowa
Awards And Honors	Tony Awards (1972)
Notable Works	“A Question of Mercy” • “An Early History of Fire” • “Casualties of War” • “Dinosaurs on the Roof” • “Hurlyburly” • “In the Boom Boom Room” • “Recital of the Dog” • “Sticks and Bones” • “Streamers” • “The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel” • “The Black Monk” • “The Dog Problem” • “The Orphan” • “The Vietnam Plays” • “Those the River Keeps”

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