Stuart Vaughan Explained

John Walker "Stuart" Vaughan
Birth Date:23 August 1925
Birth Place:Terre Haute, Indiana, U.S.
Death Place:High Bridge, New Jersey, U.S.
Nationality:American
Occupation:Theatre director, manager, producer
Known For:Founding Artistic Director of the New York Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Repertory Theatre New Orleans, The New Globe Theatre, and artistic director of New York's Phoenix Theatre
Awards:Obie Award (1958), Drama Desk Awar

John Walker "Stuart" Vaughan (August 23, 1925 – June 10, 2014) was an American theatre director, manager, and producers. He was the Founding Artistic Director of the New York Shakespeare Festival, Seattle Repertory Theatre, Repertory Theatre New Orleans, The New Globe Theatre and artistic director of New York's Phoenix Theatre. He also directed several productions off Broadway,for New Jersey Rep, the Riverside Shakespeare Company, and The Public Theater's Shakespeare in the Park.[1] He is a recipient of an Obie Award (1958) and a Drama Desk Award. He was born in Terre Haute, Indiana.[2] He died of prostate cancer in High Bridge, New Jersey in 2014.[3]

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  1. News: Weber . Bruce . Stuart Vaughan, Director and Shakespeare Expert, Dies at 88 . August 2, 2023 . New York Times . New York Times. 19 June 2014 .
  2. Web site: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE: Award-winning director from TH, Stuart Vaughan, dies. Mike McCormickSpecial to the. Tribune-Star. 15 June 2014 .
  3. News: Stuart Vaughan, Director and Shakespeare Expert, Dies at 88. Bruce. Weber. The New York Times . 18 June 2014. NYTimes.com.