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Wendy Wasserstein, who for three decades, through a series of compassionately comedic dramas, charted the strivings and disappointments of the modern American woman, died early Jan. 30 at the age ...
Wendy Wasserstein was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 18, 1950, the youngest of four children. Her mother, an amateur dancer, grew up in Poland and moved to the United States when her father was suspected of being a spy. Wasserstein’s father was a textile manufacturer. When she w...
Jan 30, 2017 · Wendy Joy Wasserstein was born on October 18, 1950, and was the daughter of Morris Wasserstein and the former Lola Schleifer. Morris, co-owner with his brothers of a ribbon manufacturer, had been born in Wizna, Poland, and immigrated to the United States in 1927.
Jan 30, 2006 · Wendy Wasserstein's plays chronicled American feminism and her characters tackled the challenges and crises confronting modern women. She wrote her first play, "Uncommon Women and Others," as her ...
About Wendy Wasserstein. Wendy Wasserstein is the author of the plays Uncommon Women and Others, Isn’t It Romantic, The Sisters Rosensweig, An American Daughter, and The Heidi Chronicles, for which she received a Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize, and of the books, Bachelor Girls and Shiksa Goddess. She was admired… More about Wendy Wasserstein
Wendy Wasserstein. Actress: Life with Mikey. Wendy Wasserstein was born on 18 October 1950 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Life with Mikey (1993), The Object of My Affection (1998) and Great Performances (1971).
Through her plays and other writings, Pulitzer prize-winning playwright Wendy Wasserstein provided a voice for so many women paving their way on one or more of the multiple paths that the 1960’s and 70’s and modern-day feminism opened up to them. In fact, Wendy herself opened doors for women with her plays. Uncommon Women and Others, one of her early succeses featured a group of young ...
