- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Alfred Uhry (b. 1936)
- Creator:
- Terry, Miriam
- Date of Original:
- 2005-12-03
- Subject:
- Dramatists--New York (State)--New York
Screenwriters--New York (State)--New York
Lyricists--New York (State)--New York
Uhry, Alfred
Authors, American--New York (State)--New York - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about Alfred Uhry. Alfred Uhry, a playwright, lyricist, and screenwriter, is best known for his play Driving Miss Daisy, which premiered in New York in 1987 and was later adapted into a film. Uhry has received a Pulitzer Prize, an Academy Award, and several Tony Awards for his work--the only playwright to win all three awards.
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/arts-culture/alfred-uhry-b-1936/
- Language:
- eng
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- Cite as: "ARTICLE TITLE," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
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