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Arthur Kopit

1937 - 2021

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Arthur Lee Kopit (né Koenig; May 10, 1937 – April 2, 2021) was an American playwright. He was a two-time Pulitzer Prize finalist for Indians and Wings. He was also nominated for three Tony Awards: Best Play for Indians (1970) and Wings (1979), as well as Best Book of a Musical for Nine (1982). He won the Vernon Rice Award (now known as the Drama Desk Award) in 1962 for Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad and was nominated for another Drama Desk Award in 1979 for Wings. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Arthur Kopit is the 6,684th most popular writer (down from 6,341st in 2024), the 13,631st most popular biography from United States (down from 11,475th in 2019) and the 965th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Arthur Kopit ranks 6,684 out of 7,302. Before him are Tim Kring, Peter Hitchens, Jon Lee Anderson, Ronald Firbank, Sue Monk Kidd, and Woeser. After him are John Stossel, Lisa Brennan-Jobs, George Clayton Johnson, Leena Lehtolainen, Tom Egeland, and Amelia Opie.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Arthur Kopit ranks 549. Before him are Manuel Astorga, Bob Boozer, Giuseppe Pericu, Ramanathan Krishnan, Elinor Donahue, and Shelley Mann. After him are Al D'Amato, Del Harris, Eleanor Holmes Norton, Thad Cochran, Tony Shelly, and Gus Hutchison. Among people deceased in 2021, Arthur Kopit ranks 676. Before him are Antony Sher, Tommy Kirk, David Amess, Porfirio Armando Betancourt, Danish Siddiqui, and Keshav Dutt. After him are Rick Mitchell, Pornsak Songsaeng, Shawn Rhoden, Yury Dokhoian, David Gulpilil, and Bipin Rawat.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Arthur Kopit ranks 13,635 out of 20,380. Before him are Sue Monk Kidd (1948), Lurleen Wallace (1926), Donte DiVincenzo (1997), Mark Webber (1980), Eddie Sachs (1927), and John Carl Buechler (1952). After him are Robert Ashley (1930), Brit Marling (1983), John Lindsay (1921), Julia Butterfly Hill (1974), Apollo Crews (1987), and Linda M. Godwin (1952).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Arthur Kopit ranks 965. Before him are Jill Abramson (1954), Sarah Orne Jewett (1849), Philip Levine (1928), Tim Kring (1957), Jon Lee Anderson (1957), and Sue Monk Kidd (1948). After him are John Stossel (1947), Lisa Brennan-Jobs (1978), George Clayton Johnson (1929), Maxine Hong Kingston (1940), Jonathan Lethem (1964), and Mitch Albom (1958).

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