David Ives | |
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| Born | July 11, 1950 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter, author |
| Education | Northwestern University (BA) Yale University (MFA) |
| Period | 1972–present |
| Spouse | Martha Ives |
David Ives (born July 11, 1950) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. He is perhaps best known for his comic one-act plays; The New York Times in 1997 referred to him as the "maestro of the short form".[1] Ives has also written dramatic plays, narrative stories, and screenplays, has adapted French 17th and 18th-century classical comedies, and adapted 33 musicals for New York City's Encores! series.[2][3]