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Tom Eyen(1940-1991)

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  • Director
  • Composer
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Tom Eyen was born on 14 August 1940 in Cambridge, Ohio, USA. He was a writer and director, known for Dreamgirls (2006), Death at a Funeral (2010) and Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976). He died on 26 May 1991 in Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
BornAugust 14, 1940
DiedMay 26, 1991(50)
BornAugust 14, 1940
DiedMay 26, 1991(50)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Beyoncé, Anika Noni Rose, and Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls (2006)
Dreamgirls
6.6
  • Writer
  • 2006
Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock, James Marsden, Luke Wilson, Peter Dinklage, Tracy Morgan, and Zoe Saldaña in Death at a Funeral (2010)
Death at a Funeral
5.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2010
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
7.9
TV Series
  • Writer
Dance Flick (2009)
Dance Flick
3.7
  • Soundtrack
  • 2009

Credits

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Writer

  • Women Behind Bars (2020)
    Women Behind Bars
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 2020
  • Steve Coogan, Anna Friel, Tamsin Egerton, and Imogen Poots in The Look of Love (2013)
    The Look of Love
    6.0
    • extract from "Women Behind Bars"
    • 2013
  • Beyoncé, Anika Noni Rose, and Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls (2006)
    Dreamgirls
    6.6
    • based on the original broadway production book by
    • 2006
  • The Dirtiest Show in Town (1980)
    The Dirtiest Show in Town
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • written by
    • 1980
  • Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back (1977)
    Bette Midler: Ol' Red Hair Is Back
    8.5
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 1977
  • Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)
    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer
    • written by
    • Writer
    • 1976–1977
  • Pourquoi la robe d'Anna ne veut pas redescendre (1975)
    Pourquoi la robe d'Anna ne veut pas redescendre
    TV Movie
    • play
    • 1975
  • The White Whore and the Bit Player
    • Writer
    • 1970
  • 22 november - den store leiegården (1969)
    22 november - den store leiegården
    TV Movie
    • Writer
    • 1969

Director

  • The Dirtiest Show in Town (1980)
    The Dirtiest Show in Town
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1980

Composer

  • Beyoncé, Anika Noni Rose, and Jennifer Hudson in Dreamgirls (2006)
    Dreamgirls
    6.6
    • Composer
    • 2006

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 14, 1940
    • Cambridge, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • May 26, 1991
    • Palm Beach, Florida, USA(AIDS)
  • Other works
    Wrote the broadly amusing stage satire on women's prison movies "Women Behind Bars," premiering in New York in 1976 first with Pat Ast as the prison matron then with Divine. Chicago's Pary Production Co. mounted it in 1978 with Candace Ferger as the matron and Gary Houston directing.

Did you know

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    Won Broadway's 1982 Tony Award as Best Book (Musical) for "Dreamgirls." He was also nominated for the same show as Best Score, his lyrics with music by Henry Krieger.

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