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Marsha Norman Biography (1947-)

Born September 21, 1947, in Louisville, KY; daughter of Billie Lee (an insurance salesperson and realtor) and Bertha Mae (maiden name, Conley) Williams; married Michael Norman (an English teacher; divorced, 1974); married Dann C. Byck, Jr. (a theatrical producer), November 23, 1978 (divorced, 1986); marriedTim Dykma, 1987; children: Angus, Katherine. Addresses: Office: c/o Jack Tantleff, 375 Greenwich St., Suite 700, New York, NY 10013.; Agent: Endeaver Talent Agency, LLC, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Gender

Female

Occupation

Playwright, producer

Birth Details

September 21, 1947

Louisville, Kentucky

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Stage Work
• Director, Semi-Precious Things, Louisville, KY, 1980
• Also director at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1980-81.
• Film Appearances
• Naked in New York, Fine Line, 1994
• Television Appearances
• Specials
• The 45th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1991
• WRITINGS
• Screenplays
• `Night, Mother (based on Norman's play), Universal, 1986
• Also author of The Children with Emerald Eyes, Columbia; Thy Neighbors Wife, United Artists; The Bridge; Medicine Woman; and My Shadow.
• Stage Plays
• Getting Out, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville,KY, 1977 later Phoenix Theatre, New York City, 1978 published by Avon, 1977
• Third and Oak: The Laundromat and The Pool Hall, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1978 published by Dramatists Play Service, 1978
• Circus Valentine, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1979
• The Holdup, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1980
• `Night, Mother, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, then Golden Theatre, New York City, 1983
• Traveler in the Dark, produced at American Repertory Theatre, 1984
• Sarah and Abraham, produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1987
• Four Plays (includes Getting Out, Third and Oak, The Holdup, and Traveler in the Dark), Theatre Communications Group, New York City, 1988
• (Author of book and lyrics) The Secret Garden, produced by Virginia Stage Company, Norfolk, 1989 later St. James Theatre, New York City, 1991
• The Red Shoes, New York City, 1993
• D. Boone, Louisville, KY, 1992
• Trudy Blues, Smith and Kraus, Lyme, NH, 1995
• Trudy Blue, MCC Theater, New York City, 1999 then Studio Theatre,Washington, DC, 2001
• I Owe You My Life/Third and Oak: The Laundromat, New York City, 2000
• Also author of the musical Shakers.
• Television Writing
• Movies
• Getting Out, ABC, 1994
• A Cooler Climate, Showtime, 1999
• Custody of the Heart, Lifetime, 2000
• The Audrey Hepburn Story, ABC, 2000
• Episodic
• "It's the Willingness," Visions, PBS, 1978
• "In Trouble at Fifteen," Skag, NBC, 1980
• "Third and Oak: The Pool Hall," American Playwrights Theatre: The OneActs, Arts and Entertainment, 1989
• Television Writings
• Other
• The Laundromat, HBO, 1985
• Face of a Stranger (also known as My Shadow), CBS, 1991
• Novels
• The Fortune Teller, Random House, 1987 Collins, 1988

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

• Marsha Norman: A Casebook, Garland Publishers, 1996

Periodicals

• Commonweal, October 12, 1979
• New Republic, July 7, 1979
• Newsweek, May 28, 1979
• New York, November 13, 1978 May 28, 1979
• New York Times, May 17, 1979 May 27, 1979 June 8, 1979 September 15, 1979 April 19, 1983
• Time, May 28, 1979