What is María Irene Fornés?
{{Infobox person | name = María Irene Fornés | image = María Irene Fornés (2012).jpg | caption = Fornés c. November 2011 | birth_date = {{Birth date|1930|05|14}} | birth_place = [[Havana, Cuba]] | death_date = {{Death date and age|2018|10|30|1930|05|14}} | death_place = [[New York City]], United States | citizenship = American (1951) | occupation = Playwright, Director, Teacher | ethnicity = | spouse = | partner = [[Harriet Sohmers Zwerling|Harriet Sohmers]], [[Susan Sontag]] | children = | organization = [[INTAR]] Hispanic Playwrights-in-Residence Laboratory [[INTAR (International Arts Relations, Inc.)]] | period = | genre = | notable_works = {{plainlist| * ''[[Fefu and Her Friends]]'' (1977) * ''Mud'' (1983) * ''[[Sarita (play)|Sarita]]'' (1984) * ''Letters from Cuba'' (2000)}} | awards = 9 [[Obie Awards]], [[American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters]], [[PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award]] }} '''María Irene Fornés''' (May 14, 1930 – October 30, 2018) was a Cuban-American playwright and director. She was a leading figure of the [[off-off-Broadway]] movement in the 1960s. In 1965, she won her first [[Obie Award]] for ''Promenade'' and ''The Successful Life of 3''. She was also a finalist for the [[Pulitzer Prize]] with her play ''And What of the Night?'' in 1990. Other notable works include ''[[Fefu and Her Friends]]'', ''Mud'', ''[[Sarita (play)|Sarita]]'', and ''Letters from Cuba''. Fornés became known in both Hispanic-American and experimental theatre in New York, winning a total of nine [[Obie Awards]]. Fornés died in [[New York City]] on October 30, 2018 from complications of [[dementia]] at the age of 88.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/31/obituaries/maria-irene-fornes-dead.html |title=María Irene Fornés, Writer of Spare, Poetic Plays, Dies at 88 |first=Bruce |last=Weber |date=October 31, 2018 |website=nytimes.com |access-date=October 31, 2018 |archive-url=https: