Lydia R. Diamond, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Lydia R. Diamond

American playwright

Date of Birth: 14-Apr-1969

Place of Birth: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Profession: writer, playwright

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Lydia R.
Diamond (born April 14, 1969 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American playwright and professor.
Among her most popular plays are The Bluest Eye (2007), an adaptation of Toni Morrison's novel; Stick Fly (2008); Harriet Jacobs (2011); and Smart People (2016).
Her plays have received national attention and acclaim, receiving the Lorraine Hansberry Award for Best Writing, an LA Weekly Theater Award, and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award. She has taught playwriting at DePaul University, Loyola University, Columbia College Chicago, Boston University, and University of Illinois at Chicago.
She is also a Huntington Playwright Fellow and a Resident Playwright at Chicago Dramatists.