A. R. Gurney

A. R. Gurney
A. R. Gurney
Born	Albert Ramsdell Gurney Jr.; November 1, 1930; Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died	June 13, 2017 (aged 86); Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Playwright; novelist; screenwriter; academic;
Education	Williams College (BA); Yale University (MFA)
Genre	Theatre
Notable works	Love Letters; The Cocktail Hour; The Dining Room; Sweet Sue;
Spouse	Mary Forman Goodyear (m. 1957)
Children	4

Albert Ramsdell Gurney Jr. (November 1, 1930 – June 13, 2017) (sometimes credited as Pete Gurney) was an American playwright, novelist and academic.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Gurney is known for plays including The Dining Room (1982), Sweet Sue (1986/7), The Cocktail Hour (1988), and for his Pulitzer Prize nominated play Love Letters (1988). His series of plays about upper-class WASP life in contemporary America have been called "penetratingly witty studies of the WASP ascendancy in retreat."^[4]

^ Sponberg, Arvid F. (1991). Broadway Talks: What Professionals Think about Commercial Theater in America. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313266874.
^ A.R. Gurney Biography Archived 2010-10-14 at the Wayback Machine
^ Sponberg, Arvid F. (2004). A.R. Gurney: A Casebook. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0415929981.
^ Cite error: The named reference wsj was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[Sponberg1991-1] Sponberg, Arvid F. (1991). Broadway Talks: What Professionals Think about Commercial Theater in America. Greenwood Publishing Group. ISBN 9780313266874.

[2] A.R. Gurney Biography Archived 2010-10-14 at the Wayback Machine

[Sponberg2004-3] Sponberg, Arvid F. (2004). A.R. Gurney: A Casebook. Psychology Press. ISBN 978-0415929981.

[wsj-4] Cite error: The named reference wsj was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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A. R. Gurney
Born	Albert Ramsdell Gurney Jr. (1930-11-01)November 1, 1930 Buffalo, New York, U.S.
Died	June 13, 2017(2017-06-13) (aged 86) Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
Occupation	Playwright novelist screenwriter academic
Education	Williams College (BA) Yale University (MFA)
Genre	Theatre
Notable works	Love Letters The Cocktail Hour The Dining Room Sweet Sue
Spouse	Mary Forman Goodyear (m. 1957)
Children	4