Alfred Uhry
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Alfred Uhry is an American playwright and screenwriter best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning play and subsequent film adaptation "Driving Miss Daisy."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Driving Miss Daisy | 0 |
Statements (40)
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| instanceOf |
human
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playwright ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| adaptedToScreen | Driving Miss Daisy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Alfred Uhry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay
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Pulitzer Prize for Drama NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Play NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Many works set in Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Uhry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film
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musical theatre ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre | drama ⓘ |
| givenName | Alfred ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Film adaptation of Driving Miss Daisy ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary American theatre ⓘ |
| name | Alfred Uhry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Won the Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for the film Driving Miss Daisy
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Won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for Driving Miss Daisy ⓘ Won the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Parade ⓘ Won the Tony Award for Best Play for The Last Night of Ballyhoo ⓘ |
| notableFor | Exploring Southern Jewish identity in his plays ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Driving Miss Daisy
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LoveMusik NERFINISHED ⓘ Parade NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Night of Ballyhoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
playwright
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screenwriter ⓘ |
| screenwriter | Alfred Uhry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workSubject |
Jewish-American life
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Southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Driving Miss Daisy
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LoveMusik NERFINISHED ⓘ Parade NERFINISHED ⓘ The Last Night of Ballyhoo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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