David Henry Hwang Writer

David Henry Hwang (simplified Chinese: 黄哲伦; traditional Chinese: 黃哲倫; pinyin: Huáng Zhélún; born August 11, 1957, in Los Angeles) is an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter, as well as a theater professor. Hilton Als of the New Yorker has described him as "the most successful Chinese-American playwright this country has produced."

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David Henry Hwang
Alias (AKA)Hwang David
Birth dateAugust 11, 1957
Birth place
California , Los Angeles
Nationality
United States
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Career start1980
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notable work
Flower Drum Song
Family Devotions
Golden Child (play)
The Dance and the Railroad
FOB (play)
M. Butterfly
Yellow Face
Chinglish (play)

David Henry Hwang on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.playscripts.com/author.php3?authorid=115
  2. http://www.yolk.com/v081/hwang1.html