caption birth_place imagesize awards nationality birth_date spouse notable_works article_title name occupation alma_mater
mark medoff mount carmel , illinois , usa 180px obie award for best play -lrb- 1980 -rrb- olivier award for award best play -lrb- 1981 -rrb- for distinguished play -lrb- 1974 -rrb- tony united states 18 march 1940 stephanie -rrb- thorne medoff -lrb- m. 1972 ; 3 children children back , red ryder ? of a lesser god when you comin ' mark medoff
 mark medoff playwright , actor , professor , screenwriter , film director , theater director university of miami stanford university
mark medoff

mark medoff -lrb- born march 18 , 1940 -rrb- is an american playwright , screenwriter , film and theatre director , actor , and professor .
his play `` children of a lesser god '' received both the tony award and the olivier award .
he was nominated for an academy award and a writers guild of america best adapted screenplay award for the film script of `` children of a lesser god '' and for a cable ace award for his hbo premiere movie , `` apology '' .
he also received an obie award for his play `` when you comin ' back , red ryder ? ''
medoff 's feature film `` refuge '' was released in 2010 .
`` when you comin ' back , red ryder ? ''
was adapted into a film with a screenplay by madoff in 1979 .
