Alfred Uhry





Alfred Uhry

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December 03, 1936 in Atlanta, Georgia, The United States

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Alfred Uhry was born in Atlanta, Georgia. His book for the musical version of Eudora Welty's The Robber Bridegroom was Tony nominated in 1976. Driving Miss Daisy won the Pulitzer Prize, and The Last Night of Ballyhoo and his book for the musical Parade won Tony Awards. In 2006 his play Without Walls, starring Laurence Fishburne, opened in Los Angeles, and Edgardo Mine opened at the Tyrone Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis. He has also written the book for Lovemusik, which opened on Broadway in May 2007. Screenplays include Mystic Pizza, Rich in Love, and I'll Take Virginia.


Average rating: 3.94 · 969 ratings · 15 reviews · 3 distinct works
Driving Miss Daisy
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 882 ratings — published 1986 — 6 editions
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The Last Night of Ballyhoo
3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 82 ratings4 editions
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The Robber Bridegroom
0.0 of 5 stars 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1978
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The Robber Bridegroom
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3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 413 ratings — published 1942 — 9 editions
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