Dan O'Brien (playwright)

For other people named Dan O'Brien, see Dan O'Brien (disambiguation).
Dan O'Brien
Born1974 (age 49–50)
New York City
Occupation(s)Playwright, poet, memoirist, essayist, librettist
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Dan O’Brien (born 1974) is an American playwright, poet, memoirist, essayist, and librettist. His most prominent works have been the play The Body of an American and the poetry collection War Reporter. He was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for 2015–16. His play The House in Scarsdale: A Memoir for the Stage was the winner of the 2018 PEN America Award for Drama.[1]

  1. ^ "PEN honors SoCal writers with 2018 literary awards". Los Angeles Times. 2018-09-27.