Shirley Lauro

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Shirley Lauro
Shirley Lauro
Born	Shirley Shapiro Des Moines, Iowa, United States
Occupation	Playwright, novelist, screenwriter
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Northwestern University University of Wisconsin-Madison Columbia University
Notable awards	Guggenheim Fellow (1985)
Spouse	Louis Lauro (1928-2016) Norton Mezvinsky (born 1932)

Shirley Shapiro Mezvinsky Lauro (née Shapiro) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. Her plays include A Piece of my Heart, Open Admissions, The Radiant, All Through the Night and others. Her novel is The Edge and she edited an anthology, Political Plays by American Women, with Alexis Greene.