David Hirson Explained

David Hirson
Birth Place:	New York City, U.S.
Occupation:	Playwright
Alma Mater:	Yale University
Genre:	Comedy
Awards:	Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy (1992)

David Hirson (born 1958) is an American dramatist, best known for his award-winning Broadway comedies, La Bête and Wrong Mountain.

Biography

Hirson was born in New York City to actress Alice and playwright Roger O. Hirson.^[1] He was educated at the Rye Country Day School. He studied at Oxford and Yale University, where he received a bachelor's degree in English literature.^[2]

Awards and nominations

Awards

• 1991 Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Playwriting Award – La Bête
• 1992 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy – La Bête

Nominations

• 1991 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play – La Bête

Bibliography

• Book: Hirson, David . La Bête . First . New York . Dramatists Play Service . 1992 . 27061915.
• Book: Hirson, David . Wrong Mountain . First . New York . Samuel French . 2001 . 0-573-62967-6.

References

1. Web site: La Bête Play Notes . Court Theatre, University of Chicago . 2007 . 2009-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100905043124/http://www.courttheatre.org/home/plays/9899/labete/PNlabete.shtml . 2010-09-05 . dead .
2. Web site: Inge Festival Special Guests . William Inge Center for the Arts . 15 April 2006 . 2009-02-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080709043228/http://www.ingecenter.org/festival2006/specialguests.htm . 9 July 2008 . dead .

External links

• David Hirson official website