- William Hauptman was born on November 26, 1942 in Wichita Falls, Texas, USA. He is a writer, known for Big River, A House Divided: Denmark Vesey's Rebellion (1982) and American Playhouse (1980).
- Won Broadway's 1985 Tony Award as Best Book (Musical) for "Big River."
- His musical, "The Big River: The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," in a Deaf West Production at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 2005 Los Angeles Stage Alliance Ovation Award for Touring Production.
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