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'''Alfred Fox Uhry''' (born December 3, 1936) is an American [[playwright]] and [[screenwriter]]. He has received an [[Academy Awards|Academy Award]], two [[Tony Award]]s and the 1988 [[Pulitzer Prize]] for dramatic writing for ''[[Driving Miss Daisy (play)|Driving Miss Daisy]]''. He is a member of the [[Fellowship of Southern Writers]].
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===Atlanta Trilogy===
''[[Driving Miss Daisy (play)|Driving Miss Daisy]]'' (1987) is the first in what is known as his "Atlanta Trilogy" of plays, all set during the first half of the 20th century. Produced Off-Broadway at [[Playwrights Horizons]], the play earned him the 1988 [[Pulitzer Prize for Drama]].<ref>[http://www.pulitzer.org/prize-winners-by-year/1988 "Pulitzer Prize 1988"] pulitzer.org, retrieved December 27, 2017</ref> It deals with the relationship between an elderly Jewish woman and her black [[chauffeur]]. The character “Daisy” was based on the friendship between Uhry’s grandmother and her driver. He adapted it into the screenplay for a 1989 film starring [[Jessica Tandy]] and [[Morgan Freeman]], an adaptation which was awarded the [[Academy Award for Writing Adapted Screenplay]], in addition to the Academy Award
The second of the trilogy, ''[[The Last Night of Ballyhoo]]'' (1996), is set in 1939 during the premiere of the film ''[[Gone with the Wind (film)|Gone with the Wind]]''. It deals with a Jewish family during an important social event.<ref>Evans, Greg. [https://variety.com/1997/legit/reviews/the-last-night-of-ballyhoo-1117432529/ "Review. 'The Last Night of Ballyhoo'"] ''Variety'', March 8, 1997</ref> It was commissioned for the [[Cultural Olympiad]] in Atlanta which coincided with the [[1996 Summer Olympics]],<ref name=alex>Witchel, Alex. [https://www.nytimes.com/1997/02/23/theater/remembering-prejudice-of-a-different-sort.html "Theater. Remembering Prejudice, of a Different Sort"] ''The New York Times'', February 23, 1997</ref> and received the [[Tony Award for Best Play]] when produced on Broadway in 1997.<ref>[http://www.playbill.com/production/the-last-night-of-ballyhoo-helen-hayes-theatre-vault-0000006714 ''The Last Night of Ballyhoo''] Playbill, retrieved December 27, 2017</ref>
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===Additional theatre===
Uhry's play ''
The [[Manhattan Theatre Club]] produced Uhry's musical ''[[LoveMusik]]'' on Broadway in 2007. The story depicts the relationship between composer [[Kurt Weill]] and his wife, [[Lotte Lenya]], using Weill's music.<ref>[http://www.guidetomusicaltheatre.com/shows_l/lovemusik.html ''LoveMusik''] guidetomusicaltheatre.com, retrieved December 27, 2017</ref><ref>Jones, Kenneth. [http://www.playbill.com/article/when-you-speak-love-cast-complete-for-lovemusik-broadways-weill-lenya-musical-com-138953 "When You Speak Love: Cast Complete for 'LoveMusik', Broadway's Weill-Lenya Musical"] Playbill, March 1, 2007</ref>
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==External links==
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* [https://www.fellowshipofsouthernwriters.org/uhry-alfred Profile] at the [[Fellowship of Southern Writers]]
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