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Donald L. Coburn

ドナルド・エル・コバーン

Donarudo L. Kobān

Aliases: D. L. Coburn

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1938-08-04 (Baltimore, Maryland)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Baltimore, Maryland → Dallas, Texas

Career

Occupations
dramatist, U.S. Navy serviceman, advertising executive, marketing consultant
Active Years
1958-

Awards

Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1978
Work: The Gin Game
Organization: Columbia University
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Gin Game

1977 Drama

Two elderly retirees at a nursing home play gin rummy, revealing their past lives and secrets through the game.

aginglonelinessrelationshipsregret

Legacy

American dramatist known for winning the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1978 for The Gin Game.