Eric Simonson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Eric Simonson

American playwright and stage director

Date of Birth: 27-Jun-1960

Place of Birth: Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States

Profession: stage actor, film director, theater director

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Eric Simonson (born June 27, 1960 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American writer and director in theatre, film and opera.
He is a member of Steppenwolf Theatre in Chicago, and the author of plays Lombardi, Fake, Honest, Magic/Bird and Bronx Bombers.
He won the 2005 Academy Award for his short documentary A Note of Triumph: The Golden Age of Norman Corwin, and was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Direction of a Musical in 1993 for The Song of Jacob Zulu.