Paul Foster
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About
Known for writing plays like Elizabeth I and Satyricon, he won both the Rockefeller and Guggenheim Fellowships.
Before Fame
He moved from New Jersey to New York City to study law at age 21 and helped fashion designer Ellen Stewart open a boutique.
Trivia
He was a founding member and the first president of the experimental theater troupe La MaMa, E.T.C.
Family Life
He was openly gay.
Associated With
He and the great Italian director Federico Fellini both tried their hand at adapting Satyricon.