Robert Schenkkan Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Robert Schenkkan was born on March 19, 1953 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and writer, known for The Quiet American (2002), Pump Up the Volume (1990) and The Andromeda Strain (2008). He was previously married to Maria Dahvana Headley.
He was awarded the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for "The Kentucky Cycle" for drama.
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His play, "The Kentucky Cycle," in a Center Theatre Group in association with Intiman Theatre Company at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1992 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Production.
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He was nominated for a 1994 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Play for "The Kentucky Cycle" on Broadway in New York City.
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He was awarded the 1992 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Distinguished Writing for "The Kentucky Cycle" in a Center Theatre Group in association with Intiman Theatre Company at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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His wife Maria Dahvana Headley wrote a memoir titled "The Year of Yes," in which she accepted every date offer for a year. The book concludes with her falling in love with Schenkkan, who is referred to as "the Playwright.".
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Was nominated for Broadway's 1994 Tony Award as author of Best Play nominee "The Kentucky Cycle."