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Scott McPherson

スコット・マクファーソン

Sukotto Makufāson

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1959-10-13 (Columbus, Ohio)
死没
1992-11-07 (Chicago, Illinois) 33歳
国籍
United States
言語
English
宗教
Roman Catholic
居住地歴
Columbus, Ohio → Chicago, Illinois

経歴

職業
Playwright
活動期間
1980年〜1992年
所属
Chicago New Plays

学歴

Ohio University
国: United States

受賞歴

Whiting Award
1991
主催: Whiting Foundation
結果: 受賞
Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Play
1992
対象作品: Marvin's Room
主催: Drama Desk
結果: 受賞
Oppenheimer Award
結果: 受賞
Obie Award
結果: 受賞
Outer Critics Circle Award
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Marvin's Room

1990年 Drama

A story of two sisters caring for their aunt with leukemia, humorously depicting family, illness, and death.

familyillnessdeathAIDS
映像化・舞台化
  • [Film] Marvin's Room / Jerry Zaks (1996)

Scraped

1986年 Play

Til the Fat Lady Sings

Play

全著作

  • Til the Fat Lady Sings
  • Scraped
  • Marvin's Room
  • Marvin's Room (screenplay)
  • Legal Briefs

翻案

  • Marvin's Room (1996 film)

作風・主題

文体
Humorous and eloquent styleComedic treatment of mortality
頻出モチーフ
family caregivingillness and deathAIDS

健康

  • AIDS
    1992年頃
    Died on November 7, 1992, at age 33 from complications.

評価・遺産

Influential as one of the first openly gay playwrights during the AIDS crisis; Marvin's Room success. Ohio University named theater after him; annual awards by Goodman and Victory Gardens Theaters.

大衆文化への影響

  • Inducted into Chicago Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame (1992)

豆知識

  • Father died in car accident when he was two; raised in predominantly Roman Catholic home.
  • Partner at death was activist and cartoonist Daniel Sotomayor.