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When did A. R. Gurney's career begin?
A. R. Gurney began writing plays such as Children and The Middle Ages while at MIT, but it was his great success with The Dining Room that allowed him to write full-time.
Did A. R. Gurney have success with the early plays he wrote?
The Dining Room. The play was a finalist for the 1985 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
Are there any other interesting aspects about the A. R. Gurney article?
A. R. Gurney was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Obie Awards presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Village Voice.

Question: What was his most popular pay?
Self-contained rewrite: What was A. R. Gurney's most popular play?