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Name
  
David Feldshuh

Nieces
  
Amanda Levy

Role
  
Physician

Plays
  
Miss Evers' Boys

Siblings
  
Tovah Feldshuh

Nephews
  
Garson Brandon Levy


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Parents
  
Lillian Feldshuh, Sidney Feldshuh

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David Feldshuh (born 1944 in New York City) is a physician, playwright, and author. His 1992 play Miss Evers' Boys, based on the Tuskegee syphilis experiment, was a finalist for the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. The 1997 HBO adaptation of Miss Evers' Boys (adapted by Walter Bernstein) was nominated for eleven Emmy Awards (winning four) and two Golden Globe Awards (winning one).

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Feldshuh's work also includes the 1994 documentary Susceptible to Kindness, which won a CINE Golden Eagle Award and an Intercom Gold Plaque.

In addition to practicing medicine, Feldshuh teaches theatre and serves as artistic director for Cornell University's Department of Theatre, Film, and Dance.

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Personal life

Feldshuh was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Lillian (née Kaplan) and Sidney Feldshuh, who was a lawyer.

Feldshuh is the brother of actress Tovah Feldshuh and the father of X Ambassadors bassist Noah Feldshuh.

References

David Feldshuh Wikipedia