David Henry Hwang

ABOUT DAVID HENRY HWANG

American playwright and screenwriter who became known for his Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning play M. Butterfly.

He received a bachelor's degree in English from Stanford University.

The movie that was based off his play, M. Butterfly, was directed by David Cronenberg and starred Jeremy Irons .

He has two children with his wife, Kathryn Layng.

He collaborated with Philip Glass on the multi-media event Icarus at the Edge of Time.