Berry taught playwriting at the National Theatre Institute of the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut, as well as for the Worcester, Massachusetts, Consortium for Higher Education. In 2005, he began teaching screenwriting at the School of Visual Arts in New York City. He continued to write for both theatre and film. He died of a heart attack at the age of 73 on December 16, 2016, in Brooklyn, New York.[1]
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^Giordano, Medea (December 22, 2016). "David Berry, Playwright and Screenwriter, Dies at 73". The New York Times. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
david, berry, writer, david, adams, berry, july, 1943, december, 2016, american, screenwriter, playwright, best, known, stage, play, whales, august, 1987, screen, adaptation, which, also, wrote, screenplay, biography, editberry, born, denver, colorado, united,. David Adams Berry July 8 1943 December 16 2016 was an American screenwriter and playwright He is best known for his stage play The Whales of August and its 1987 screen adaptation for which he also wrote the screenplay Biography editBerry was born in Denver Colorado in the United States Berry s first play G R POINT won him an Obie Award for Distinguished Playwriting and a Drama Desk Nomination for Best New American Play in 1977 The play was produced on Broadway in 1979 directed by William Devane and starring Michael Moriarty Michael Jeter and Howard Rollins Brent Jennings Lori Tan Chinn and others Berry taught playwriting at the National Theatre Institute of the Eugene O Neill Theater Center in Waterford Connecticut as well as for the Worcester Massachusetts Consortium for Higher Education In 2005 he began teaching screenwriting at the School of Visual Arts in New York City He continued to write for both theatre and film He died of a heart attack at the age of 73 on December 16 2016 in Brooklyn New York 1 References edit Giordano Medea December 22 2016 David Berry Playwright and Screenwriter Dies at 73 The New York Times Retrieved December 23 2016 External links editDavid Berry at IMDb nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about an American screenwriter born in the 1940s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Berry writer amp oldid 1171943055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
