Suzan-Lori Parks

American writer
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Suzan-Lori Parks

Summary

Suzan-Lori Parks is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Fort Knox[2]. She was born on +1963-05-10T00:00:00Z[3]. She worked as a screenwriter[4], novelist[5], playwright[6], writer[7], and film director[8]. She ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month, #7,112 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Suzan-Lori Parks's place of birth was Fort Knox[2].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks was born on +1963-05-10T00:00:00Z[3].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks was married to Paul Oscher[10].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks held citizenship in United States[11].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks's professions included screenwriter[4].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks's professions included novelist[5].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks worked as a playwright[6].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks worked as a writer[7].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks worked as a film director[8].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks was educated at Mount Holyoke College[13].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks was educated at Drama Studio London[14].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks was educated at The John Carroll School[15].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks received the Guggenheim Fellowship[16].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks received the MacArthur Fellows Program[17].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama[18].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks received the Mount Holyoke College Mary Lyon Award[19].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks received the Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes[20].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks received the Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT[21].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks was a member of Phi Beta Kappa Society[22].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences[23].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks's image is recorded as SuzanLoriParksByEricSchwabel.jpg[24].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks is recorded as female[25].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks's instance of is recorded as human[26].
  • Suzan-Lori Parks's ISNI is recorded as 0000000115844503[27].

Body

Origins and Family

Suzan-Lori Parks's place of birth was Fort Knox[2]. She was born on +1963-05-10T00:00:00Z[3]. She is identified as part of the African Americans ethnic group[12].

Education

Educated at Mount Holyoke College[13], a liberal arts college in the United States[28], in United States[29], founded in 1837[30], headquartered in South Hadley[31]; Drama Studio London[14], a drama school[32], in United Kingdom[33], founded in 1966[34]; and The John Carroll School[15], a school[35], in United States[36], founded in 1964[37].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include screenwriter[4], novelist[5], playwright[6], writer[7], and film director[8].

Recognition

Awards received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], a fellowship grant[38], in United States[39], founded in 1925[40]; MacArthur Fellows Program[17], a science award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1981[43]; Pulitzer Prize for Drama[18], an award[44]; Mount Holyoke College Mary Lyon Award[19], an award[45], in United States[46]; Windham–Campbell Literature Prizes[20], a literary award[47], in United States[48], founded in 2011[49]; and Eugene McDermott Award in the Arts at MIT[21], an award[50], founded in 1974[51].

Personal Life

Among Suzan-Lori Parks's spouses was Paul Oscher[10].

Why It Matters

Suzan-Lori Parks ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (217 views/month, #7,112 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[52] She is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[53]

FAQs

Where was Suzan-Lori Parks born?

Born in Fort Knox[2], Suzan-Lori Parks…

Who was Suzan-Lori Parks married to?

Suzan-Lori Parks's spouses include Paul Oscher[10].

What did Suzan-Lori Parks do for work?

Suzan-Lori Parks worked as screenwriter[4], novelist[5], playwright[6], writer[7], and film director[8].

Where did Suzan-Lori Parks go to school?

Suzan-Lori Parks was educated at Mount Holyoke College[13], Drama Studio London[14], and The John Carroll School[15].

What awards did Suzan-Lori Parks receive?

Honors received include Guggenheim Fellowship[16], MacArthur Fellows Program[17], Pulitzer Prize for Drama[18], and Mount Holyoke College Mary Lyon Award[19].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [24] . wikidata.org.
  2. [2] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [25] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  6. [26] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . macfound.org. Retrieved . macfound.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . archive.org. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [5] . wikidata.org.
  12. [6] . African American Dramatists. archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [7] . wikidata.org.
  14. [8] . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . Guggenheim Fellows database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . macfound.org. Retrieved . macfound.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . pulitzer.org. Retrieved . pulitzer.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . alumnae.mtholyoke.edu. Retrieved . alumnae.mtholyoke.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . windhamcampbell.org. Retrieved . windhamcampbell.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . arts.mit.edu. arts.mit.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [12] . African American Dramatists. wikidata.org.
  22. [27] . International Standard Name Identifier. wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . IMDb. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [40] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  16. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  17. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  18. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  19. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  23. [50] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  24. [51] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [52] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [53] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Toolipo · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Related category Category:Films with screenplays by Suzan-Lori Parks
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    Occupation screenwriter, novelist, playwright +2
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