David Hirson

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Occupation Playwright Name David Hirson Genre Comedy		Alma mater Yale University Nationality United States
Related to Alice HirsonRoger O. Hirson Awards Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy (1992)

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David Hirson (born 1958) is an American dramatist, best known for his award-winning Broadway comedies, La Bête and Wrong Mountain.

Hirson was born in New York City to actress Alice and playwright Roger O. Hirson. He was educated at the Rye Country Day School. He studied at Oxford and Yale University, where he received a bachelor's degree in English literature.

Awards

1991 Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Playwriting Award – La Bête

1992 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy – La Bête

Nominations

1991 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play – La Bête

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