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A. R. Gurney (born November 1, 1930) born as Albert Ramsdell Gurney Jr, sometimes credited as Pete Gurney is an American playwright, novelist and academic.〔〔(A.R. Gurney Biography )〕〔 He is known for works including ''Love Letters'', ''The Cocktail Hour'', ''The Dining Room'' and ''Sweet Sue''. Gurney currently shares dual residency in both New York and Connecticut. ==Biography== Born in Buffalo, New York, Gurney, a graduate of St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire), attended Williams College and the Yale School of Drama, after which he began teaching Humanities at MIT.〔 He began writing plays such as ''Children'' and ''The Middle Ages'' while at MIT, but it was his great success with ''The Dining Room'' that allowed him to write full-time. Since ''The Dining Room'', Gurney has written a number of plays, most of them concerning WASPs of the American northeast. While at Yale, Gurney also wrote the musical: ''Love in Buffalo''; this was the first musical ever produced at the Yale School of Drama. His most recent play is ''Love and Money'', about a mature woman making plans to dispose of her fortune, and the twists that ensue; the world premiere was at New York's Signature Theatre in August 2015. Before that, ''The Grand Manner'', a play about his real life encounter with famed actress Katharine Cornell in her production of Shakespeare's ''Antony and Cleopatra'', was produced and performed by Lincoln Center for the summer of 2010. It was also produced in Buffalo by the Kavinoky Theatre.〔(Lincoln Center Theater: ''The Grand Manner'' ), lct.org; accessed May 25, 2015.〕 Gurney has also written several novels, including ''The Snow Ball'', ''The Gospel According to Joe'' and ''Entertaining Strangers''. He appeared in several of his plays including ''The Dining Room'' and most notably ''Love Letters''. In 2006, Gurney was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A. R. Gurney」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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