Biography

D.L. Coburn was born on August 4, 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 December 3, 2025 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

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

His play "The Gin Game" won the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

His play, "The Gin Game," on Broadway in New York City awarded the 1978 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and nominated for a 1978 Antoinette Perry (Tony) Award for Best Play.