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- Ariel Dorfman was born on May 6, 1942 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He is a writer and director, known for Death and the Maiden (1994), My House Is on Fire (1997) and Death and the Maiden: Marg Va Dokhtare Javan (2016).
- He was awarded the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award in 1992 (1991 season) for BBC Award for Best Play for Death and the Maiden.
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 135, pages 105-115. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- Grew up in Santiago, Chile.
- In Chile, he served in the Allende government, which was overthrown by the brutal military coup of General Pinochet. Dorfman was able to escape the country and went to the United States, where he lectured at Duke University,.
- Having car batteries attached to my genitalia wouldn't be as bad as working with Mike Nichols.
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