Eric Simonson | |
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| Born | June 27, 1960 |
| Occupation(s) | American playwright and stage director |
| Notable work | Work Song: Three Views of Frank Lloyd Wright A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin |
Eric Simonson (born June 27, 1960, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American writer and director in theatre, film and opera. He is a member of Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, and the author of plays Lombardi, Fake, Honest, Magic/Bird and Bronx Bombers. He won the 2005 Academy Award for his short documentary A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 1993 for The Song of Jacob Zulu.[1]