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- Birth nameHerbert George Gardner
- Herb Gardner was born on December 28, 1934 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA. He was a writer and producer, known for A Thousand Clowns (1965), The Goodbye People (1984) and I'm Not Rappaport (1996). He was married to Rita Gardner and Barbara C. Sproul. He died on September 23, 2003 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpousesRita Gardner(April 1957 - 1970) (divorced)Barbara C. Sproul(? - September 23, 2003) (his death, 2 children)
- RelativesR. Allen Gardner(Sibling)
- His younger brother R. Allen Gardner achieved his on renown as professor of comparative psychology who had succeeded in teaching American Sign Language to a chimpanzee.
- Children (second marriage): sons Jake, Rafferty.
- Won Broadway's 1986 Tony Award as author of Best Play winner "I'm Not Rappaport." He was also Tony-nominated in 1963 as author of Best Play nominee "A Thousand Clowns."
- Nominated for the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Conversations with My Father".
- His 1992 play "Conversations with my Father" was based on the characters of both his grandfather Sol and father Herbert Goldberg (who changed surname to Gardner), both of whom had owned and bars on New York City's Canal Street in Chinatown.
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