Tom Eyen(1940-1991)

Writer
Director
Composer

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Tom Eyen was born on 14 August 1940 in Cambridge, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Dreamgirls (2006), Panique aux funérailles (2010) and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976). He died on 26 May 1991 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.

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Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 3 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Beyoncé, Anika Noni Rose, and Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls (2006)

6.6

Writer

2006

Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock, James Marsden, Luke Wilson, Peter Dinklage, Tracy Morgan, and Zoe Saldaña in Panique aux funérailles (2010)

Panique aux funérailles

5.7

Soundtrack("Steppin' to the Bad Side")

2010

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

7.9

TV Series

Writer

Dance Movie (2009)

3.6

Soundtrack("And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going")

2009

Credits

Writer

Women Behind Bars
5.6
TV Movie
- Writer
- 2020
A very Englishman
6.0
- extract from "Women Behind Bars"
- 2013
Dreamgirls
6.6
- based on the original broadway production book by
- 2006
The Dirtiest Show in Town
5.5
TV Movie
- written by
- 1980
Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
8.6
TV Special
- Writer
- 1977
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
7.9
TV Series
- writer
- written by
- 1976–1977
Pourquoi la robe d'Anna ne veut pas redescendre
TV Movie
- play
- 1975
22 november - den store leiegården
TV Movie
- Writer
- 1969

Director

Composer

Personal details

Born
- August 14, 1940
- Cambridge, Ohio, USA
Died
- May 26, 1991
- Palm Beach, Florida, USA(AIDS)
Other works
Wrote the broadly amusing stage satire on women's prison movies "Women Behind Bars," premiering in New York in 1976 first with Pat Ast as the prison matron then with Divine. Chicago's Pary Production Co. mounted it in 1978 with Candace Ferger as the matron and Gary Houston directing.

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Won Broadway's 1982 Tony Award as Best Book (Musical) for "Dreamgirls." He was also nominated for the same show as Best Score, his lyrics with music by Henry Krieger.

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