Suzan-Lori Parks
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About
Received the MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant in 2001 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play Topdog/Underdog in 2002.
Before Fame
She attended high school in Germany before moving to the United States and graduating from The John Carroll School in 1981.
Trivia
She wrote a short play every day for a year from November 2002 to November 2003, resulting in what was called the 365 Days/365 Plays series.
Family Life
She married the blues musician Paul Oscher.
Associated With
Her first screenplay, Girl 6, was made into a film directed by Spike Lee in 1996.
