Wendy Wasserstein

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dramatist feminist writer human playwright

Wendy Wasserstein was a Pulitzer Prize–winning American playwright known for her witty, feminist explorations of contemporary women's lives in works such as "The Heidi Chronicles."

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dramatist → feminist writer → human → playwright →
awardReceived	Drama Desk Award NERFINISHED → Outer Critics Circle Award → Pulitzer Prize for Drama → Susan Smith Blackburn Prize → Tony Award for Best Play →
causeOfDeath	lymphoma →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1950-10-18 →
dateOfDeath	2006-01-30 →
educatedAt	City University of New York NERFINISHED → Mount Holyoke College NERFINISHED → Yale School of Drama → Yale University →
employer	Barnard College NERFINISHED →
ethnicGroup	Jewish American →
familyName	Wasserstein →
fieldOfWork	feminist literature → playwriting → theatre →
genre	comedy → drama →
givenName	Wendy →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	feminism →
name	Wendy Wasserstein →
nationality	American →
notableFor	feminist themes in theatre → witty explorations of contemporary women's lives →
notableWork	An American Daughter → Isn't It Romantic → Old Money → The Heidi Chronicles → The Sisters Rosensweig → Third → Uncommon Women and Others →
occupation	essayist → playwright → professor → screenwriter →
placeOfBirth	Brooklyn NERFINISHED → New York NERFINISHED → New York City →
placeOfDeath	New York NERFINISHED → New York City →
religion	Judaism →
sexOrGender	female →
sibling	Bruce Wasserstein →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mount Holyoke College →	hasNotableAlumni
Wendy Wasserstein →	name
Yale School of Drama →	notableAlumni
The Object of My Affection →	screenwriter