Wendy Wasserstein

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12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”

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Periods of American Literature

Girl Reading On Turquoise Couch

9 American Countercultural Books

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8 Unusual Punishments Inflicted on Women Throughout History

Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the house of Rothschild; lithograph by Friedrich Lieder, c. 1830.

Where Do Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories About the Rothschild Family Come From?

Super Typhoon Noru over the western tropical Pacific Ocean as observed by the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA Aqua satellite July 31 2017

What Is the Difference Between a Typhoon and a Super Typhoon?

Los Angeles Police Department wanted flyer on Elizabeth Short, aka the "Black Dahlia," who was brutally murdered in January 1947. The FBI supported the Los Angeles Police Department in the case, including by identifying Short through her fingerprints that

America’s 5 Most Notorious Cold Cases (Including One You May Have Thought Was Already Solved)

Rural Irish landscape, Sligo, Ireland.

Why Is Ireland Two Countries?

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Flags That Look Alike

Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

Wendy Wasserstein: Facts & Related Content

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Born	October 18, 1950 • New York City • New York
Died	January 30, 2006 (aged 55) • New York City • New York
Awards And Honors	Pulitzer Prize • Tony Awards (1989)
Notable Works	“Any Woman Can’t” • “Isn’t It Romantic” • “The Heidi Chronicles” • “The Sisters Rosensweig” • “Uncommon Women and Others”

Tony Kushner

Tony Kushner

American dramatist

David Mamet, 2004.

David Mamet

American author

Umeki, Miyoshi; Buttons, Red: Sayonara

Joshua Logan

American director and producer

Neil Simon

Neil Simon

American dramatist

William Saroyan.

William Saroyan

American author

Tracy Letts

Tracy Letts

American actor and playwright

Edward Albee

Edward Albee

American author

Archibald MacLeish

American author, educator, and public official

James Kirkwood

American actor and author

Maurice Sendak

Maurice Sendak

American artist

Russel Crouse

American dramatist

Arthur Miller

Arthur Miller

American playwright

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor

Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams

American playwright

Connelly, Marc

Marc Connelly

American playwright

Sherwood, photograph by Yousuf Karsh

Robert E. Sherwood

American playwright

Thornton Wilder

Thornton Wilder

American writer

George S. Kaufman

American playwright and journalist

Charles Fuller

American author

Paul Zindel

American author

Quiz

Book Jacket of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" by American children's author illustrator Eric Carle (born 1929)

Classic Children’s Books Quiz