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D.L. Coburn(1938-2025)

  • Writer
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D.L. Coburn was born on 4 August 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was a writer, known for To theatro tis Defteras (1970), The Gin Game (1981) and Kaarten op tafel (1982). He was married to Marsha Maher and Nazlee Joyce French. He died on 3 December 2025 in Dallas, Texas, USA.
BornAugust 4, 1938
DiedDecember 3, 2025(87)
BornAugust 4, 1938
DiedDecember 3, 2025(87)
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To theatro tis Defteras (1970)
To theatro tis Defteras
8.1
TV Series
  • Writer(as Donald L. Coburn)
The Gin Game (1981)
The Gin Game
7.9
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1981
Kaarten op tafel
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 1982
Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Gin Game (2003)
The Gin Game
7.2
TV Movie
  • Writer
  • 2003

Credits

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Writer

  • Jiřina Bohdalová and Milan Kňažko in Gin Game (2022)
    Gin Game
    TV Movie
    • play "The Gin Game"
    • 2022
  • Mary Tyler Moore and Dick Van Dyke in The Gin Game (2003)
    The Gin Game
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 2003
  • To theatro tis Defteras (1970)
    To theatro tis Defteras
    8.1
    TV Series
    • writer (as Donald L. Coburn)
    • 1992
  • Gin Romme
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1983
  • Kaarten op tafel
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1982
  • The Gin Game (1981)
    The Gin Game
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1981

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Donald L. Coburn
  • Born
    • August 4, 1938
    • Baltimore, Maryland, USA
  • Died
    • December 3, 2025
    • Dallas, Texas, USA(colon cancer)
  • Spouses
      Marsha Maher1975 - December 3, 2025 (his death)
  • Other works
    His play, "The Gin Game," was performed at the Northlight Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, with Fern Persons.

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Was nominated for Broadway's 1978 Tony Award for Best Play as author of nominee "The Gin Game."

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