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Richard Foreman

American playwright (1937–2025)
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Richard Foreman
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Facts

26 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
June 10, 1937
Date of death
January 4, 2025
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
Manhattan
Country of citizenship
United States[8]
Ethnic group
Jewish people[9]
Occupation
theatre director, playwright, theatre manager
Field of work
theatre, experimental theatre, creative and professional writing, directing, theatre company[10][11][12][13][14]
Educated at
Brown University, Yale School of Drama, Scarsdale High School[15][16][17]
Award received
Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, star on Playwrights' Sidewalk, Obie Award[18][19][20][21]
Cause of death
pneumonia[24]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[29]
Archives at
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts[23]
Contributed to creative work
Infermental 7[33]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[39]
Described by source
UbuWeb[28]
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Foreman[25]
Given name
Richard[26]
Has works in the collection
Finnish National Gallery, Museum of Modern Art, ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe[36][37][38]
Manner of death
natural causes[27]
Name in native language
Richard Foreman[30]
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On focus list of Wikimedia project
WikiProject New York Public Library, NADD Wikidata project[34][35]
Represented by
Electronic Arts Intermix, Video Data Bank[31][32]
🏷️ Also known as
en Richard Foreman ar ريتشارد تاونسند تورنر فورمان ar ريتشارد فورمان fa ریچارد فورمن he ריצ'רד פורמן ru Ричард Формен
🔖 Identifiers · 56
ISNI
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VIAF cluster ID
110668381
Library of Congress Authorities ID
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GND ID
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Artist-info artist ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BIBSYS ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
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Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf12031563
CiNii Research ID
1140845216560609792
Discogs artist ID
472611
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Enciclopedia Galega Universal ID
202604
FAST ID
72608
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_118534343
Finnish National Gallery artist ID
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FranceArchives agent ID
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Freebase ID
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Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID
richard-foreman
Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID (former scheme)
0247521
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Richard_Foreman
Guggenheim fellows ID
richard-foreman
Gyldendals Teaterleksikon ID
Richard_Foreman
HAND ID
E1C1-4841-7BA1-A770-C52E
IDU person ID
49706
IMDb ID
nm0286069
IdRef ID
030814170
Internet Broadway Database person ID
14797
J9U entity ID
987007275526005171
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
18818
Libraries Australia ID
35093834
MacArthur Fellows Program ID
510, class-of-1995/richard-foreman
Museum of Modern Art artist ID
34897
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA0385165X
NDL Authority ID
00833620
NL CR AUT ID
xx0162454
NLA Trove people ID
824713
NUKAT ID
n96103905
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000313716
National Library of Lithuania ID
LNB:V*332444;=BG
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810650236405606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
160531594
Obálky knih ID
xx0162454
OpenMLOL author ID
124055
Prabook ID
220898
RILM ID
109349
SBN author ID
VEAV014841
SNAC ARK ID
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SPAP ID
a/6dc59815-adc6-4acb-ba29-952523e38458
TMDB person ID
1106587
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
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Union List of Artist Names ID
500066711
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/5f37eeeb-ae5b-45c4-be5b-d647d7618f9c
ZKM person ID
richard-foreman

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🔗 Connections
Award received 4
Guggenheim Fellowship, MacArthur Fellows Program, Obie Award, star on Playwrights' Sidewalk
Field of work 3
theatre, theatre company, experimental theatre
Has works in the collection 3
Museum of Modern Art, Finnish National Gallery, ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe
Occupation 3
playwright, theatre director, theatre manager
Educated at 2
Brown University, Yale School of Drama
Cause of death 1
pneumonia
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Described by source 1
UbuWeb
Ethnic group 1
Jewish people
Given name 1
Richard
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
Manhattan
Sex or gender 1
male
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Summary

Richard Foreman was born on June 10, 1937[1], in New York City[2]. He died on January 4, 2025[3], in Manhattan[4]. He worked as a theatre director[5], playwright[6], and theatre manager[7].

FAQs

Where was Richard Foreman born?

Richard Foreman's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Richard Foreman die?

Richard Foreman died in Manhattan[4].

What did Richard Foreman do for work?

Richard Foreman worked as a theatre director[5], playwright[6], and theatre manager[7].

Where did Richard Foreman go to school?

Richard Foreman was educated at Brown University[15], Yale School of Drama[16], and Scarsdale High School[17].

What awards did Richard Foreman receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[18], MacArthur Fellows Program[19], star on Playwrights' Sidewalk[20], and Obie Award[21].

Related Entities

Museum of Modern Art New York City theatre UbuWeb United States ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . zkm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Guggenheim Fellows database. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . iobdb.com. iobdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . obieawards.com. Retrieved . obieawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . bombmagazine.org. bombmagazine.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . archives.nypl.org. Retrieved . archives.nypl.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [1] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [3] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . ubu.com. Retrieved . ubu.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . eai.org. Retrieved . eai.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . vdb.org. Retrieved . vdb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . zkm.de. Retrieved . zkm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . moma.org. Retrieved . moma.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . zkm.de. Retrieved . zkm.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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