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Lee Blessing was born on 4 October, 1949 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S., is an American playwright. Discover Lee Blessing's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 74 years old?
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74 years old |
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Libra |
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4 October, 1949 |
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4 October |
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. |
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United States
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Lee Blessing Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Lee Blessing's Wife?
His wife is Jeanne Blake (1986-1999) Melanie Marnich (2006-present)
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Lee Blessing Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Lee Blessing worth at the age of 74 years old? Lee Blessing’s income source is mostly from being a successful playwright. He is from United States. We have estimated Lee Blessing's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Lee Knowlton Blessing (born October 4, 1949) is an American playwright best known for his 1988 work, A Walk in the Woods.
A lifelong Midwesterner, Blessing continued to work in regional theaters in and around his hometown of Minneapolis through his 40s before relocating to New York City.
Blessing was born in Minneapolis, and graduated from Minnetonka High School in 1967.
He began his college education at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, but later transferred to Reed College in Oregon where he earned a B.A. in English in 1971.
After Blessing earned his degree, his parents offered the young graduate the choice between a used car or a trip to Russia.
Blessing chose Russia where he found inspiration to write his best-known work, the award-winning A Walk in the Woods.
According to interviews with Blessing, the play, which depicts the developing relationship between a Russian and an American arms limitation negotiator is based on fact.
Apparently, during the 1982 talks in Geneva, Switzerland, Soviet Yuli Kvitsinsky and American Paul Nitze left the formal discussions to literally take a walk in the woods.
Following its premiere in Waterford, Connecticut, A Walk in the Woods was nominated for both a Tony award and a Pulitzer Prize.
Blessing married his first wife, Jeanne Blake, in 1986.
He is currently married to fellow playwright and screenwriter, Melanie Marnich.
Though the production won neither award, it was reprised produced in Moscow in 1989 and later adapted for television.
Upon returning from his tenure abroad, Blessing went on to study playwriting at the University of Iowa where he received MFA degrees in English and Speech and Theater.
He would later return to teach at the Iowa's Playwrights Workshop and the Iowa Writers' Workshop in addition to his time as an instructor at the Playwright's Center in Minneapolis.
He currently serves as Head of the graduate playwriting program at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University.
Blessing's most recent plays include A Body of Water, Whores, The Scottish Play, Black Sheep, Fortinbras, and many others.
He has also written one act plays including The Roads That Lead Here and Eleemosynary.
Eight of his plays have been staged at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, Connecticut during the prestigious National Playwrights Conference.
Several of his most recent works produced in New York City including Thief River, Cobb and Chesapeake, received Drama Desk nominations and an award, plus nominations from the Outer Critics Circle.
