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AKA:
George C Wolfe
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George C Wolfe
George Costello Wolfe
Birthplace:
Frankfort, Kentucky
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Now firmly ensconced on Joseph Papp's throne at NYC's Public Theatre, black playwright-director-producer George C Wolfe grew up in the segregated city of Frankfort, Kentucky and received an early exposure to Gotham at the tender age of 12, accompanying his mother while she was taking doctoral courses in education at New York University during the summer of 1967. He attended Broadway performances of "Hello, Dolly!" with Pearl Bailey and a revival of "West Side Story" which knocked him out and pointed him in the direction of his life's work. Escaping to California from Kentucky, he taught acting
Raised in Frankfort, Kentucky
1967
Accompanied mother to NYC the summer before turning 13 while she was working on her doctorate in education at New York University
Enrolled in summer theater program at Miami University (in Oxford, Ohio) where his mother was continuing her doctoral work; got rid of his stutter
1975
Had first successes as playwright with "Up for Grabs" while still enrolled in college
1976
Second play, "Block Party", produced
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