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- Wendy Wasserstein was born on October 18, 1950 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. She was a writer and actress, known for Life with Mikey (1993), The Object of My Affection (1998) and Great Performances (1971). She died on January 30, 2006 in New York City, New York, USA.
- Her brother, Bruce, is a prominent Wall Street mergers & acquisitions broker; co-founder of Wasserstein Perella & Co. Has a brother, Abner Wasserstein, and sister, Georgette Levis. Father, Morris, was a textile executive. Mom, Lola Wasserstein.
- Daughter, Lucy Jane, born.
- Graduate of the Yale School of Drama in 1976.
- Earned her undergraduate degree from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, Massachusetts.
- Won Broadway's 1989 Tony Award as author of Best Play winner "The Heidi Chronicles", as well as a Pulitzer Prize in drama. In 1993, she was also nominated as author of Best Play nominee "The Sisters Rosensweig".
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