A. R. Gurney

A. R. Gurney
BornAlbert Ramsdell Gurney Jr.
(1930-11-01)November 1, 1930
Buffalo, New York, U.S.
DiedJune 13, 2017(2017-06-13) (aged 86)
Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupation
EducationWilliams College (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
GenreTheatre
Notable works
Spouse
Mary Forman Goodyear
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(m. 1957)​
Children4

Albert Ramsdell Gurney Jr. (November 1, 1930 – June 13, 2017) (sometimes credited as Pete Gurney) was an American playwright, novelist and academic.[1][2][3]

Gurney is known for plays including The Dining Room (1982), Sweet Sue (1986/7), The Cocktail Hour (1988), and for his Pulitzer Prize nominated play Love Letters (1988). His series of plays about upper-class WASP life in contemporary America have been called "penetratingly witty studies of the WASP ascendancy in retreat."[4]

  1. ^ Sponberg, Arvid F. (1991). Broadway Talks: What Professionals Think about Commercial Theater in America. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313266874.
  2. ^ A.R. Gurney Biography Archived 2010-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Sponberg, Arvid F. (2004). A.R. Gurney: A Casebook. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0415929981.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference wsj was invoked but never defined (see the help page).