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- Falecido(a) em2 de abril de 2024 · Pipersville, Pensilvânia, EUA (complications from aphasia)
- Nome de nascimentoChristopher Ferdinand Durang
- Christopher Durang nasceu o 2 de janeiro de 1949 em Montclair, Nova Jersey, EUA. Era ator e autor e foi conhecido pelo seu trabalho em O Segredo do Meu Sucesso (1987), Jeito de Cowboy (1994) e Como Agarrar um Marido (1992). Foi casado com John Augustine. Morreu o 2 de abril de 2024 em Pensilvânia, EUA.
- CônjugeJohn Augustine(2014 - 2 de abril de 2024) (sua morte)
- In 2016, Durang was diagnosed with logopenic progressive aphasia, which is thought to be caused by a form of Alzheimer's disease; as with all forms of aphasia, it primarily impeded his ability to process language, though it subsequently affected his short-term memory. Durang gradually withdrew from public life before his condition was publicly announced in 2022.
- Graduate of the Yale School of Drama.
- Was nominated for Broadway's 1978 Tony Award as Best Book (Musical) for "A History of the American Film."
- Was nominated for the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Miss Witherspoon".
- Duran wrote a number of unproduced screenplays, including The Nun Who Shot Liberty Valance, The House of Husbands (which he co-authored with Wendy Wasserstein), and The Adventures of Lola.
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