Won Broadway's 1972 Tony Award as author of Best Play winner "Sticks
and Bones". He was also nominated three times as author of a Best Play
nominee: in 1974 for "Boom Boom Room," in 1977 for "Streamers" and in
1985 for "Hurlyburly."
His drama, "Hurlyburly", was nominated for a 1998 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award
for Best New Play of 1997 season.
His play, "Good for Otto" at The Gift Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2016 Joseph Jefferson (Equity) Award for Midsize Play Production.
His play, "Streamers" on Broadway in New York City was nominated for a 1977 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Play.
His play, "Streamers" on Broadway in New York City was awarded the New York Drama Critics Award for Best Play.
As a young man, he served as a medical officer in Vietnam and was profoundly affected by his experiences in that war. A great many of his most famous writing credits concern the Vietnam War.