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Tony Kushner
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American playwright and screenwriter (born 1956)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1956
- Works
- 36
Top works
- Angels in America
- But the Giraffe, a Curtain Raising and Brundibar a Libretto
- Blondzshẹndiḳe shṭern
- Caroline, Or Change
- Three plays for young audiences
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Film & TV
Writing · Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Anthony Robert Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. Lauded for his work on stage he's most known for his seminal work Angels in America which earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award. At the turn of the 21st Century he became known for his numerous film collaborations with Steven Spielberg. He received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack…
Known for
- The Fabelmans: A Family in Film — Self2023
- The Stories of West Side Story — Self2022
- Something's Coming: West Side Story — Self2021
- Hacks — Tony Kushner2021
- Bully. Coward. Victim. The Story of Roy Cohn — Self2019
- Arthur Miller: Writer — Self2017
- Spielberg — Self2017
- Mike Nichols: An American Master — Self2016
- The Royal Road — (archive sound)2015
- Lincoln: An American Journey — Self2013
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 17
- Total plays
- 77
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Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Atomically Thin
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: A New Direct-Gap Semiconductor
· 2010 · cited 14,586x
- Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 10,798x
- A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990–2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010
· 2012 · cited 9,258x
- Global, regional, and national prevalence of overweight and obesity in children and adults during 1980–2013: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2013
· 2014 · cited 9,234x
- Effect of potentially modifiable risk factors associated with myocardial infarction in 52 countries (the INTERHEART study): case-control study
· 2004 · cited 9,125x
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1956-07-16 ) July 16, 1956 (age 69) , New York City , U.S.
- Occupation
- Playwright author screenwriter
- Education
- Columbia University ( BA ) , New York University ( MFA )
- Notable awards
- Full list
- Spouse
- Mark Harris ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2008 )
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Encyclopedic overview
Anthony Robert Kushner (born July 16, 1956) is an American author, playwright, and screenwriter. Among his stage work, he is most known for Angels in America, which earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award, as well as its subsequent acclaimed HBO miniseries of the same name. At the turn of the 21st century, he became known for his numerous film collaborations with Steven Spielberg. He received the National Medal of Arts from President Barack Obama in 2013. Kushner is among the few writers in history nominated for an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony Award.
Kushner made his Broadway debut in 1993 with both Angels in America: Millennium Approaches and Angels in America: Perestroika. He received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the Tony Award for Best Play. His 2003 television adaptation of the play earned him the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie.
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