Suzan-Lori Parks
Suzan-Lori Parks | |
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Parks in 2006 | |
| Born | May 10, 1963 Fort Knox, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Occupation | Playwright, screenwriter |
| Education | Mount Holyoke College (BA) Drama Studio London |
| Notable awards | Pulitzer Prize for Drama (2002) |
| Spouse |
Christian Konopka (current) |
| Children | 1 |
| Website | |
| suzanloriparks | |
Suzan-Lori Parks (born May 10, 1963) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. Her play Topdog/Underdog won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 2002; Parks was the first African-American woman to receive the award for drama. She was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine in 2023.