Oscar & Tony-Nominated Scribe Murray Schisgal Dies at 93
Playwright and screenwriter Murray Schisgal died at the age of 93 in Port Chester, New York on October 1. According to The New York Times, his son Zach announced the news. Born in Brooklyn, New York on November 25, 1926, Schisgal dropped out of high school to join the Navy. After his service, he played saxophone and clarinet in a jazz group, got his high school diploma in night school and wrote fiction in his spare …