Eric Simonson

American playwright and stage director

PersonAge 66humanQ1351634

Born: June 27, 1960
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1.Stated in Internet Broadway DatabaseRetrieved 2017-10-09
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Birthplace: Milwaukee
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: film director
, stage actor
, theatre director
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Education: Lawrence University
Spouse: Susan Raab Simonson

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Eric Simonson is an American writer and director in theatre, film and opera. He is a member of Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, and the author of plays Lombardi, Fake, Honest, Magic/Bird and Bronx Bombers. He won the 2005 Academy Award for his short documentary A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 1993 for The Song of Jacob Zulu.

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Sex or gender: male
Given name: Eric
Nominations: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)(January 31, 2006) for work: A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin · statement is subject of: 78th Academy Awards
Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)(February 13, 2001) for work: On Tiptoe: Gentle Steps to Freedom · statement is subject of: 73rd Academy Awards · together with: Leelai Demoz
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Tony Award for Best Direction of a Play(1993) statement is subject of: 47th Tony Awards
Awards: Academy Award for Best Documentary (Short Subject)(March 5, 2006) for work: A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin · statement is subject of: 78th Academy Awards
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1.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/2006
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Family name: Simonson
Website: ericsimonson.org
Related category: Category:Films directed by Eric Simonson category contains: film directed by this person
Different from: Eric Simonson

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