The Whales of August: A Play in Two Acts

David Adams Berry was born in Denver, Colorado on July 8, 1943. He studied theater and European history at Wesleyan University. After he graduated, he enlisted in the Army in 1968. He was discharged when he became the guardian to his two siblings after his mother died. He was writing a novel inspired by his Army service in the Vietnam War when he show more was urged to turn it into a play. It became G. R. Point, which ran Off Broadway before moving to Broadway in 1979. He received an Obie Award for distinguished playwriting. He also wrote the play The Whales of August. He later wrote the screenplay for the 1987 movie version. He taught at several institutions including the National Theatre Institute and the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan. He died of a heart attack on December 16, 2016 at the age of 73. (Bowker Author Biography) show less