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*** ,1930
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October 30, 2018 (88 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Taurus
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María Irene Fornés
María Irene Fornés was a Cuban-American playwright and director, notable in off-off-Broadway in the 1960s. She was first inspired to write while living with Susan Sontag, whom she encouraged at a difficult moment in Sontag's own writing career. Fornés' plays range widely in subject-matter, but often relate to the impact of economic conditions on personal relationships. Fornés won many Obie Theatre Awards and was also a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
BornMay 14, 1930, Havana, Cuba
DiedOctober 30, 2018, New York City, United States
CitizenshipAmerican (1951)
OccupationPlaywright, Director, Teacher
OrganizationINTAR Hispanic Playwrights-in-Residence Laboratory INTAR (International Arts Relations, Inc.)
Notable workFefu and Her Friends (1977), Mud (1983), Sarita (1984), Letters from Cuba (2000)
Partner(s)Harriet Sohmers, Susan Sontag

About María Irene Fornés

Playwright María Irene Fornés was born on May 14, 1930 in Cuba (She dies at the age of 88, on October 30, 2018).

Playwright who composed plays about feminism and poverty in the avant-garde style. Her play Fefu and Her Friends won her an Obie Award in 1977.

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María Irene Fornés before becoming famous

María Irene Fornés was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1930 is also the year of Horse (馬) in the Chinese Zodiac.

She became a citizen of the United States in 1951, learnt English, and went on to work as a professional translator.

Achievement of María Irene Fornés

For her play And What of the Night?, she was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1990.

María Irene Fornés's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Novelist Susan Sontag, a writer, with whom she had a seven-year romance.

Susan Sontag (1933 - 2004) (Novelist)
Susan Sontag (1933 - 2004)

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She, like Movie Actress Mary McDonnell of Still Life, is an Obie Award recipient.

Mary McDonnell, 71 (Movie Actress)
Mary McDonnell, 71

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María Irene Fornés Income & Net worth

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Latest information about María Irene Fornés updated on March 21 2023.