- Born
- Died
- Birth nameAlbert Ramsdell Gurney Jr.
- Nickname
- Pete
- A.R. Gurney was born on November 1, 1930 in Buffalo, New York, USA. He was a writer, known for Television Theater (1953), 3 by Cheever (1979) and TV teatar (1956). He was married to Mary Forman Goodyear. He died on June 13, 2017 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
- SpouseMary Forman Goodyear(June 1957 - June 13, 2017) (his death, 4 children)
- "Pete" Gurney was a professor in the Literature Section of the Humanities Department at MIT before he left to become a successful playwright. While there he wrote a very amusing "roman a clef" called "Entertaining Strangers" about one of the other professors.
- His play, "The Cocktail Hour," in the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson at the James A. Doolittle Theatre (University of California) in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1990 Drama-Logue Award for Production.
- He was awarded the 1990 Drama-Logue Award for Writing for "The Cocktail Hour" in the Center Theatre Group/Ahmanson at the James A. Doolittle Theatre (University of California) in Los Angeles, California.
- Nominated for the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "The Dining Room" and the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "Love Letters".
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