David Henry Hwang
- Producer
- Writer
Born in Los Angeles in 1957 to immigrants, Hwang is a successful
playwright. He graduated from Stanford University in 1979 and attended
Yale in 1980. He is most famous for
M. Butterfly (1993), which was
adapted for the screen in 1993, directed by
David Cronenberg and starring
Jeremy Irons and
John Lone.
- Awards
- 1 nomination
Producer
Writer
- Alternative name
- David Hwang
- Born
- SpousesKathryn LayngDecember 17, 1993 - present (1 child)
- Other worksHis play, "M. Butterfly", was performed at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre in New York City with David Dukes, BD Wong, directed by John Dexter.
- Publicity listings
- Gender / Gender identity
- Male
- Pronouns
- he/him
- Race / Ethnicity
- Asian
- TriviaWon Broadway's 1988 Tony Award as author of Best Play winner "M. Butterfly." He was also nominated two other times: in 1998 as author of Best Play nominee "Golden Child," and in 2003 as Best Book (Musical) for a revival and revision of "Flower Drum Song."
- Quotes[on his screen play for 'Chinglish'] There are just so many fundamental misunderstandings about our two cultures. About ideas that Americans tend to think of as intrinsic, like the role of love in long-term marriages. We don't have a term in English for 'qingyi' [a notably long marital partnership]. 'Love' is a clumsy word the way we use it. It can mean anything from altruistic love to brotherly love to lust.
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