2 Quotes & Sayings By Walter Kerr
Walter Kerr is an American playwright, screenwriter, and theatre critic. He is best known for his two-character plays, which often focus on the relationship between individuals or groups of people. The first of these plays was "Outside Mullins" (1962), which was based on the 1963 novel of the same name by William March. The second was "The Hired Man" (1967)
For his achievement in writing the plays, he received a Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1967. In 1995, he received a Tony Award for Best Play nomination for "The Subject Was Roses". In 1999, he won the Tony Award for Best Play with "Lost in Yonkers" at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre.
His other plays include: "White Rabbit", "Lovers and Other Strangers", "A Piece of My Mind", and "I Love You, I Love You Not". He has also written a number of film scripts over his career including: "In Cold Blood" starring Robert Blake and Gene Hackman; "Hud"; and "Citizen Cohn", starring Robert Duvall. In 2002 he was awarded the National Medal of Arts by President George W.
Bush for his 50-year career as a playwright and screenwriter.