American Literary Studies
David Hwang Papers
The Papers
Location: Department of Special Collections, Green Library
Call Number: M0636
Size: 17.5 linear ft
Finding Guide: A printed version is available in the reading
room of the Department of Special Collections. Electronic versions of
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Special Collections by telephone at (650) 725-1022, by electronic mail
at speccollref@stanford.edu or by regular mail at the Department of Special
Collections, Stanford University Libraries, Stanford, California 94305-6004.
Career of David Hwang (1957- )
Playwright and screenwriter, born in Los Angeles in 1957, Hwang consolidated
his position as one America's premier dramatists with M. Butterfly
, which received a Tony Award for the best play in 1988 and was produced
as a film in 1993. A Stanford graduate in English in 1979, Hwang also
attended the Yale University School of Drama in 1980-81. He began his
theatrical career with the Obie Award winning play FOB in 1980.
Among his more recent projects is 1000 Airplanes on the Roof
, a joint project with Philip Glass.
Highlights and Research Potential of the Papers
The David Henry Hwang Papers feature working and final drafts of his
plays and screen scripts as well as records of their production and reception.
Particularly interesting are the multiple drafts of both the stage and
film versons of M. Butterfly as well as correspondence regarding
the works.
Bibliography of David Hwang
Contemporary Authors (Detroit, MI: Gale Research) vol 132, p. 186.
Selected Biography and Criticism on David Hwang
- Street, Douglas. David Henry Hwang. Boise, Idaho: Boise State
University, c1989.
Green Library Stacks PS128.B6 v.90
Last modified:
July 5, 2006
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