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- Birth nameMark Howard Medoff
- Mark Medoff was born on March 18, 1940 in Mt. Carmel, Illinois, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for Children of a Lesser God (1986), Children on Their Birthdays (2002) and The Heart Outright (2016). He was married to Stephanie Thorne and Vicki Luella Eisler. He died on April 23, 2019 in Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA.
- SpousesStephanie Thorne(June 29, 1972 - April 23, 2019) (his death, 3 children)Vicki Luella Eisler(September 30, 1967 - 1971) (divorced)
- Won Broadway's 1980 Tony Award as author of Best Play winner "Children of a Lesser God."
- He was awarded the 1974 Joseph Jefferson Award for Best Actor in a Principal Role for his performance in the play, "When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?" at the First Chicago Center in Chicago, Illinois.
- Father-in-law of Ross Kagan Marks.
- His play, "Children of Lesser God" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1979 Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Production.
- He was awarded the 1979 Drama-Logue Award for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting for "Children of Lesser God" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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