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Marsha Norman (b. September 21, 1947[1]) is an American playwright, screenwriter, television writer and novelist. She won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for her play 'night, Mother. She also wrote the book and lyrics for such Broadway musicals as The Secret Garden, for which she won a Tony Award, and The Red Shoes, as well as the libretto for the musical The Color Purple.

Early life

Norman was born into a Christian fundamentalist household in Louisville, Kentucky. As a child she was not allowed to play with other children nor watch television or movies and this solitary childhood is sometimes credited with providing the inspiration to become a writer. She was allowed to read, play the piano and visit the theatre, where she viewed productions by the Actor's Theatre of Louisville. After graduating from Agnes Scott College with a degree in philosophy, she began working as a journalist for The Louisville Times newspaper, and writing for Kentucky Educational Television.

Norman wrote her first play Getting Out which was produced at the Actors Theatre of Louisville. The play deals with a young woman just paroled after serving an eight year prison sentence for robbery, kidnapping and manslaughter, and reflects Norman's experience working with disturbed adolescents at the Kentucky Central State Hospital.

Norman's success with Getting Out led her to move to New York City where she continued to write for the Actor's Theatre of Louisville and she produced a full length play, Circus Valentine in 1979.

'night, Mother

Her next play, 'night, Mother would turn out to be her best-known work given its initial succes on Broadway and the star-powered film version. 'night, Mother brought Norman a great deal of recognition. The play, dealing frankly with the subject of suicide, won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama as well as the Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, the Hull-Warriner, and the Drama Desk Award.

The Secret Garden

about a girl and a boy with heart disease and crisis of living.

Juilliard School

Norman currently serves on the faculty of the Juilliard School in New York City, and is Vice-President of the Dramatists Guild of America.

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      For the film based on the play, see 'night, Mother (film).
      'night, Mother is a 1983 play by Marsha Norman about a daughter, Jessie, and her mother, Thelma (referred to as "Mama" in the play).
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      Original Cast Recording
      Music Lucy Simon
      Lyrics Marsha Norman
      Book Marsha Norman
      Based upon Frances Hodgson Burnett's children's novel
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      Productions 1991 Broadway
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      The Red Shoes
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      Book Marsha Norman
      Based upon 1947 Film The Red Shoes
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