Shirley Lauro
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| Born | Shirley Shapiro November 18, 1933 Des Moines, Iowa, United States |
| Occupation | Playwright, novelist, screenwriter |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Northwestern University University of Wisconsin-Madison Columbia University |
| Notable awards | Guggenheim Fellow (1985) |
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| www.shirleylauro.com | |
Shirley Shapiro Mezvinsky Lauro (née Shapiro) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and novelist. Her plays include A Piece of my Heart, Open Admissions, The Radiant, All Through the Night and others. Her novel is The Edge and she edited an anthology, Political Plays by American Women, with Alexis Greene.