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Mark Medoff (March 18, 1940 – April 23, 2019) was an American playwright, screenwriter, film and theatre director, actor, and professor. His play Children of a Lesser God received both the Tony Award and the Olivier Award.
Apr 24, 2019 · Mark Medoff, whose acclaimed play “Children of a Lesser God,” featuring a deaf central character, won the Tony Award for best play in 1980 and was turned into a 1986 movie that won an...
Apr 25, 2019 · Medoff wrote 30 plays and 19 movies, including the Tony-winning drama about a deaf woman and a speech teacher. He also taught at New Mexico State University and co-founded the Creative Media Institute.
Apr 25, 2019 · Mark Medoff, whose Tony Award-winning play Children of a Lesser God opened the stage for deaf actresses, died Tuesday at his home in Las Cruces, N.M., at the age of 79. He had been...
Medoff, who wrote the award-winning play “Children of a Lesser God,” has died in New Mexico at age 79. Medoff’s daughter, Jessica Bunchman, confirmed that he died Tuesday, April 23, 2019, in a Las Cruces hospice, surrounded by family.
Apr 24, 2019 · Mark Medoff, who helped bring unhearing characters and actors to Broadway in his play “Children of a Lesser God,” a vibrant portrait of deaf identity that earned him a Tony Award and an...
Apr 25, 2019 · The Tony-winning author of the 1980 play, which starred Phyllis Frelich and John Rubinstein, passed away at 79 from cancer. He also wrote more than 30 other plays and co-wrote the Oscar-nominated screenplay for the 1986 film adaptation.
