Norman René
Norman René | |
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| Born | 1951 New York City, New York |
| Occupation(s) | Film director, film producer, theatre director |
Norman René (1951 – May 24, 1996) was an American theater and film director and film producer who frequently collaborated with playwright Craig Lucas.
Biography
René was born in
After graduating in 1974, René moved to New York City. Three years later he teamed with three Carnegie Mellon alumni to found the off-off-Broadway Production Company, where he served as artistic director and directed and/or supervised productions such as The Guardsman and Blues in the Night. The company included Julie Hagerty, Judith Ivey, Treat Williams, Mark Linn-Baker, and John Glover.
René met Craig Lucas in 1979. Their first collaboration was
In 1990 they joined forces for what would prove to be their biggest commercial and critical success, Prelude to a Kiss, for which René won the Obie Award for Best Director. Prelude later transferred to Broadway, where he had directed Precious Sons by George Furth in 1986.
René was nominated twice for the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Director of a Play, for Reckless and Prelude.
René directed an episode of
Kevin McKenna was René's long-term boyfriend. René died of complications from AIDS in New York City.[1]
References
- New York Times, retrieved August 6, 2008
External links
- Norman René at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
- Norman René at the Internet Broadway Database
- Norman René at IMDb
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