David Henry Hwang

David Henry Hwang (born August 11, 1957) is an American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and theater professor at Columbia University in New York City. He has won three Obie Awards for his plays FOB, Golden Child, and Yellow Face. Three of his works (M. Butterfly, Yellow Face, and Soft Power) have been finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

David Henry Hwang
Hwang in 2013
Born (1957-08-11) August 11, 1957
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationPlaywright, screenwriter, television writer, librettist, lyricist
EducationStanford University (BA)
Yale University (MFA)
Period1980–present
GenreDrama
SubjectAsian-American Identity
Gender Politics
Literary movementContemporary Drama
Notable worksFOB
The Dance and the Railroad
Family Devotions
M. Butterfly
Golden Child
Flower Drum Song (revival)
Yellow Face
Chinglish
Soft Power
Spouse
  • Ophelia Y. M. Chong
    (m. 1985; div. 1989)
  • (m. 1993)
Children2
David Henry Hwang
Traditional Chinese黃哲倫
Simplified Chinese黄哲伦
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