Arthur Kopit AKA Arthur Lee Koenig Born: 10-May-1937 Birthplace: New York City Died: 2-Apr-2021 Location of death: Manhattan, NY Cause of death: unspecified
Gender: Male Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Playwright Nationality: United States Executive summary: Mama's Hung You in the Closet Father: Henry Koenig Mother: Maxine Dubin Father: George Kopit (stepfather, jewelry executive) Wife: Leslie Garis (writer, m. 1968, until his death, two sons, one daughteR) Son: Alex Son: Ben Daughter: Kat
High School: Lawrence High School (1955) University: BA, Harvard University (1959) Scholar: Playwright-in-Residence, Wesleyan University Professor: Yale University Professor: City College of New York
Guggenheim Fellowship 1969 American Academy of Arts and Letters 1971 Phi Beta Kappa Society
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Roswell (31-Jul-1994)
Author of books:
The Day the Whores Came Out to Play Tennis and Other Plays (1965, drama)
Wrote plays:
Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mama's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad (1960) Wings (1978) The End of the World (1984) The Road to Nirvana (1991)
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