What is Murray Schisgal?
'''Murray Schisgal''' (November 25, 1926 &ndash; October 1, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] [[playwright]] and [[screenwriter]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|title=Murray Schisgal|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/110203/Murray-Schisgal/filmography|access-date=2020-10-03|archive-date=2015-04-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402183120/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/person/110203/Murray-Schisgal/filmography|url-status=dead}}</ref> He was born in [[New York City]]. He wrote the screenplay for ''[[Tootsie]]''. His 1965 [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] debut, ''[[Luv (play)|Luv]]'', was nominated for a [[Tony Award]] for Best Play and for Best Author of a Play. His other plays include ''[[Jimmy Shine]]'', ''[[74 Georgia Avenue]]'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britishtheatre.com/xn/detail/512406:Event:88988?xg_source=activity|title=74 Georgia Avenue, a play by Murray Schisgal|work=britishtheatre.com|year=2011|access-date=August 14, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110116081024/http://www.britishtheatre.com/xn/detail/512406:Event:88988?xg_source=activity|archive-date=January 16, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref> ''[[Naked Old Man]]'' and ''[[All Over Town (play)|All Over Town]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/51/Murray-Schisgal.html|title=Murray Schisgal Biography|work=filmreference.com|year=2011|access-date=August 14, 2011}}</ref> Schisgal died on October 1, 2020 at his home in [[Port Chester, New York]] at the age of 93.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/02/theater/murray-schisgal-dead.html Murray Schisgal, Who Brought the Absurd to the Mainstream, Dies at 93]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Schisgal, Murray}} [[Category:1926 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:American playwrights]] [[Category:Screenwriters from New York City]] {{US-bio-stub}}