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Jack Hofsiss

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Jack Hofsiss (September 28, 1950 to September 13, 2016) was an American theatre, film and television director. He received the 1979 Tony Award for directing The Elephant Man on Broadway, becoming the youngest director to win the award at that time, and the same production also earned him a Drama Desk Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, an Obie Award and a New York Drama Critics Circle Award. Hofsiss later directed the 1984 television film Family Secrets, starring Melissa Gilbert, James Spader, Stefanie Powers and Maureen Stapleton.

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Birth Year
1950 1
Role
Director 1
Classification
Award
Tony Award 1
Sources
1. Jack Hofsiss (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox, born
    September 28, 1950
  • Lead, Tony Award
    received a Tony Award for his direction in 1979 of The Elephant Man on Broadway
  • Lead sentence
    John Bernard Hofsiss (September 28, 1950, September 13, 2016) was an American theatre, film, and television director.
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