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John Guare (/ ɡ ɛ r / GERR; born February 5, 1938) is an American playwright and screenwriter. He is best known as the author of The House of Blue Leaves and Six Degrees of Separation.
John Guare, American playwright and screenwriter known for his innovative and often absurdist dramas. His works included Muzeeka, Cop-Out, The House of Blue Leaves, a rock-musical modernization of Two Gentlemen of Verona, Six Degrees of Separation, and A Free Man of Color.
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JOHN GUARE’s career as a playwright has made him a dominant figure in theater for over six decades. Born in New York City in 1938, he has received Tony, Obie, and Olivier awards, among many other distinctions. He was twice a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and nominated for an Oscar.
John Guare was born on 5 February 1938 in New York City, New York, USA. He is a writer and actor, known for Atlantic City (1980), Six Degrees of Separation (1993) and Taking Off (1971).
John Guare is the author of Six Degrees of Separation (3.99 avg rating, 6549 ratings, 158 reviews, published 1990), The House of Blue Leaves (3.81 avg ra...
John Guare’s career in the theater began at New York’s legendary Caffé Cino in the 1960s, during the birth of off-off Broadway theater, the experimental movement that has developed into contemporary American drama.
