Work : Prize 1983 (Pulitzer Prize for Drama)
Work : Prize 1991 (Tony Award for Best Book)
American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist, who received the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play night, Mother. She wrote the book and lyrics for such Broadway musicals as The Secret Garden, for which she won a Tony Award and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Book of a Musical, and The Red Shoes, as well as the libretto for the musical The Color Purple and the book for the musical The Bridges of Madison County. She is co-chair of the playwriting department at The Juilliard School. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less