Paul Foster

Playwright

Birthday October 15, 1931

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace New Jersey

DEATH DATE Mar 5, 2021 (89)

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About

Known for writing plays like Elizabeth I and Satyricon, he won both the Rockefeller and Guggenheim Fellowships.

Before Fame

He moved from New Jersey to New York City to study law at age 21 and helped fashion designer Ellen Stewart open a boutique.

Trivia

He was a founding member and the first president of the experimental theater troupe La MaMa, E.T.C.

Family Life

He was openly gay.

Associated With

He and the great Italian director Federico Fellini both tried their hand at adapting Satyricon.