Mark Medoff

Mark Medoff
Mark Medoff
Born	March 18, 1940; Mount Carmel, Illinois, U.S.
Died	April 23, 2019 (aged 79); Las Cruces, New Mexico, U.S.
Occupation	Playwright, screenwriter, film director, theater director, actor, professor
Alma mater	University of Miami; Stanford University;
Notable works	Children of a Lesser God; When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?;
Notable awards	Obie Award for Distinguished Play (1974); Tony Award for Best Play (1980); Olivier Award for Best Play (1981);
Spouse	Stephanie Thorne Medoff (m. 1972)
Children	3

Mark Medoff (March 18, 1940 – April 23, 2019) was an American playwright, screenwriter, film and theatre director, actor, and professor. His play Children of a Lesser God received both the Tony Award and the Olivier Award. He was nominated for an Academy Award and a Writers Guild of America Best Adapted Screenplay Award for the film script of Children of a Lesser God and for a Cable ACE Award for his HBO Premiere movie, Apology. He also received an Obie Award for his play When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? Medoff's feature film Refuge was released in 2010.

When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? was adapted into a film with a screenplay by Medoff in 1979.

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