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Mark Medoff is an American screenwriter, screenwriter, film and theater director, actor and teacher. His play Children of a Lesser God received both the Tony Award and the Olivier Prize. He was nominated for an Academy Award and Best Adapted Screenplay award from the American Writers Association for the screenplay of Children of a Lesser God and the Cable ACE award for his first HBO film, Apology. He also received the Obie Award for his play When You Comin 'Back, Red Ryder? The feature film Refuge de Medoff was released in 2010. When You Comin 'Back, Red Ryder? was adapted into a movie with a script by Medoff in 1979 .
BornMarch 18, 1940, Mount Carmel, Illinois, U.S.
DiedApril 23, 2019, Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
OccupationPlaywright, screenwriter, film director, theater director, actor, professor
Alma materUniversity of Miami, Stanford University
Notable worksChildren of a Lesser God, When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
Notable awardsObie Award for Distinguished Play (1974), Tony Award for Best Play (1980), Olivier Award for Best Play (1981)
SpouseStephanie Thorne Medoff (m. 1972)
Children3

About Mark Medoff

Playwright Mark Medoff was born on March 18, 1940 in Illinois, United States (He dies at the age of 79, on April 23, 2019).

Children of a Lesser God, a big hit play for which he won a Tony Award and an Oliver Award, is a playwright and screenwriter. When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? would also earn him an Obie Award.

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Mark Medoff before becoming famous

Mark Medoff was born in the Zodiac sign Pisces (The Fish), and 1940 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Dragon (龍).

He received his master's degree from Stanford. Before composing his debut play, The Wager, he served as a lecturer at the Capitol Radio Engineering Institute.

Achievement of Mark Medoff

He formed the American Southwest Theater Company and was awarded the Kennedy Center Medallion for Educational and Artistic Achievement.

Mark Medoff's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

In 1972, he married Stephanie Thorne, his second wife. Jessica, one of his daughters, went on to become a director.

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TV Actor Neil Patrick Harris was discovered by him, and he cast him in his 1988 film Clara's Heart.

Mark Medoff Income & Net worth

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Latest information about Mark Medoff updated on March 13 2023.