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Edward Martino Crowley (August 21, 1935 – March 7, 2020) was an American playwright best known for his 1968 play The Boys in the Band. [2] [3] [4] Biography [ edit ]
Mar 9, 2020 · Mart Crowley, whose 1968 play, “The Boys in the Band,” put gay characters and their stories front and center in a way that had rarely been seen in a mainstream New York theater, died on ...
Mar 9, 2020 · Mart Crowley, who wrote one of the first plays to portray gay life, passed away in Manhattan after heart surgery. His work was praised, attacked and revived, and he was a friend of Natalie Wood and other Hollywood stars.
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Mart Crowley was born on 21 August 1935 in Vicksburg, Mississippi, USA. He was a producer and writer, known for The Boys in the Band (2020), Hart to Hart (1979) and The Boys in the Band (1970). He died on 7 March 2020 in New York City, New York, USA.
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Mar 10, 2020 · When playwright Mart Crowley's The Boys in the Band premiered off-Broadway in 1968, it was the first realistic, mainstream portrayal of gay men on stage. Crowley won a Tony Award for...
Mar 9, 2020 · Mart Crowley, the playwright behind the pioneering 1968 gay play 'The Boys in the Band,' has died. He was 84.
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The Boys in the Band is a 1968 American play by Mart Crowley. The play premiered Off-Broadway, and was revived on Broadway for its 50th anniversary in 2018. The play revolves around a group of gay men who gather for a birthday party in New York City, and was groundbreaking for its portrayal of gay life.
