M. Elizabeth Osborn

M[argaret] Elizabeth (Betty) Osborn, (born in Rome, Georgia on February 19, 1941; died in Virginia in 1993, age 52), was a playwright, author, theater director, critic, editor, and educator. From the 1980s to early 1990s, she was a prominent member of the American Theatre Critics Association (ATCA). She worked for the Theater Communications Group (TCG). Osborn grew up in Gainesville, Florida, and graduated from college Phi Beta Kappa.

Her work on behalf of emerging playwrights has been honored since her death by ATCA's establishment of the M. Elizabeth Osborn Award. It is granted annually to a promising new American dramatist.