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          Playwright and teacher Maria Irene Fornés died on Oct. 30 at the age of 88, leaving a legacy that includes the plays Fefu and Her Friends, The Conduct of Life.

        1. Maria Irene Fornes is one of America's greatest playwrights and most influential teachers, but many know her only as the ex-lover of writer and social critic.
        2. She was born in Havanah, Cuba, in , and came to New York with her mother and sister when she was She left school early to work, Dedolph.
        3. María Irene Fornés was a Cuban American award-winning playwright and teacher whose work and sheer force of personality have influenced.
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          5. She was born in Havanah, Cuba, in , and came to New York with her mother and sister when she was She left school early to work, Dedolph..

          María Irene Fornés

          American writer

          María Irene Fornés

          Fornés circa November 2011

          Born(1930-05-14)May 14, 1930

          Havana, Cuba

          DiedOctober 30, 2018(2018-10-30) (aged 88)

          New York City, United States

          CitizenshipAmerican (1951)
          Occupation(s)Playwright, Director, Teacher
          Organization(s)Hispanic Playwrights-in-Residence Laboratory, INTAR Theater
          Notable work
          Partners
          Awards9 Obie Awards, American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award

          María Irene Fornés (May 14, 1930 – October 30, 2018) was a Cuban-American playwright, theater director, and teacher who worked in off-Broadway and experimental theater venues in the last four decades of the twentieth century.

          Her plays range widely in subject matter, but often depict characters with aspirations that belie their disadvantages. Fornés, who went by the name "Irene",[1] received nine Obie Theatre Awards[2