Frank D. Gilroy

Playwright

Birthday October 13, 1925

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Sep 12, 2015 (89)

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About

American playwright, screenwriter, film producer and director who won a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

Before Fame

He enlisted in the army and later attended Dartmouth and the Yale School of Drama.

Trivia

He won a Tony Award and a Pulitzer Prize for his play The Subject Was Roses in 1965.

Family Life

He married Ruth Dorothy Gaydos in 1954 and had three children with her.

Associated With

Elizabeth Taylor appeared in the film The Only Game in Town, adapted from his play.