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- Richard Nelson was born on October 17, 1950 in Chicago, USA. He is a writer and director, known for Hyde Park on Hudson (2012), Roots in Water (2010) and American Playhouse (1980).
- Richard Nelson won the 2000 Tony Award (New York City) for the Author (Book) of the Musical for James Joyce's The Dead".
- Shaun Davey and his musical, "James Joyce's 'The Dead,'" at the Court Theatre in Chicago, Illinois was nominated for a 2013 Equity Joseph Jefferson Award for Large Musical Production.
- His musical, "James Joyce's 'The Dead,'" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 2000 Back Stage Garland Award for Outstanding Production.
- He was awarded the 1979 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting for "The Vienna Notes," was performed in a NTFN production at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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