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Mark O'Donnell
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Born
July 19
,
1954
·
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Died
August 6
,
2012
·
Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
Mini Bio
Mark O'Donnell was born on July 19, 1954 in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He was a writer, known for
Hairspray (2007)
,
Hairspray Live! (2016)
and
The 57th Annual Tony Awards (2003)
. He died on August 6, 2012 in Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA.
Trivia
Won Broadway's 2003 Tony Award as Best Book (Musical) with collaborator
Thomas Meehan
for "Hairspray."
He received his bachelor of arts degree from Harvard in 1976, where he was a member of the Harvard Lampoon. His twin brother also attended Harvard.
He and his twin brother Steve are the youngest of 10 children of a welder and a homemaker in Cleveland.
Brother of
Steve O'Donnell
.
Quotes
The structure I had in mind was: Girl does Mash Potato, girl charms Baltimore, girl integrates nation. My script was like a great Mad magazine article. (in a 2002 AP interview, describing the plot of "Hairspray")
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