Clare Barron, James Ijames, and Clarence Coo Win Whiting Awards
Three emerging playwriting talents join poets and novelists in the $50,000 honor.
Today is Wednesday, July 1, 2026 Broadway Baby Birthdays: Thomas Sadoski William Aaron Harpold Kipizane Skweyiya Alan Ruck Terrence Mann Craig Mason Michael Pressman Mike Burstyn Deborah Harry Karen Black Twyla Tharp Jean Marsh Jamie Farr Sydney Pollack Farley Granger Florence Stanley Constance Ford Sylvia Gassell Ralph Young Virginia Dale Olivia de Havilland Madge Evans Charles Laughton Don Beddoe Charles D. Brown Adele Rowland Susan Glaspell Tom McNaughton Robert Cole Solters / Sabinson / Roskin Inc. Michael Petro Victor Arnold Josh Canfield Laura Heisler Greg Keller Ritchie Coster Rob Bowman Robert Ari Daphne Dare Val May Robert E. McEnroe Alex Segal Willie Dixon Thomas A. Dorsey James M. Cain