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Arthur Lee Kopit (né Koenig; May 10, 1937 – April 2, 2021) was an American playwright. He was a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for Indians and Wings.
May 9, 2024 · Arthur Kopit, American playwright best known for Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feelin’ So Sad (1960). He was known for his ease with language, his impressive theatricality, and his skewering of American popular culture.
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Apr 3, 2021 · Arthur Kopit, the avant-garde playwright who thrust Off Broadway into a new era with the absurdist satirical farce “Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feelin’ So Sad ...
Apr 12, 2021 · It was the fate of Arthur Kopit, who has died aged 83 from Lewy body dementia, to be labelled in theatrical dictionaries as a serious and inventive playwright who rarely achieved...
- Michael Coveney
Apr 3, 2021 · Arthur Kopit, an award-winning playwright known for Indians and Nine, died on Friday morning. He was 83. Without specifying a cause, his death was announced by spokesperson Rick Miramontez on ...
Apr 3, 2021 · Kopit was a prolific and influential dramatist who wrote plays such as "Indians" and "Wings". He also collaborated with composer Maury Yeston on musicals like "Phantom" and "Nine".
Apr 4, 2021 · Arthur Kopit, who found early fame with his play “Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma’s Hung You in the Closet and I’m Feelin’ So Sad,” then later wrote the text for the Tony-winning musical “Nine ...