Biography
Arthur Lee Kopit (né Koenig; May 10, 1937 – April 2, 2021) was an American playwright. He was a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for Indians and Wings. He was also nominated for three Tony Awards: Best Play for Indians (1970) and Wings (1979), as well as Best Book of a Musical for Nine (1982). He won the Vernon Rice Award (now known as the Drama Desk Award) in 1962 for Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad and was nominated for another Drama Desk Award in 1979 for Wings.
Filmography
all 13
Movies 12
Writer 12
TV Shows 1
Screenplay 1
Writer
Phantom: The Musical Live (2021)
Movie
Writer
Phantom (2019)
Movie
Writer
Phantom (2011)
Movie
Writer
Nine (2009)
Movie
8.5
Writer
Phantom (2004)
Movie
Writer
Roswell (1994)
Movie
Theatre Play / Screenplay / Screenplay / Theatre Play
The Phantom of the Opera (1990)
TV
Writer
Hands of a Stranger (1987)
Movie
Writer
Wings (1983)
Movie
Writer
Starstruck (1979)
Movie
Writer
Buffalo Bill and the Indians, or Sitting Bull's History Lesson (1976)
Movie
1
Writer
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feeling So Sad (1967)
Movie
Writer
Phantom
Movie
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1983
1994
2011
2021
Information
Known ForWriting
GenderMale
Birthday1937-05-10
Deathday2021-04-02 (83 years old)
Birth PlaceNew York City, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship
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