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