Beth Henley (born Elizabeth Becker Henley on May 8, 1952 in Jackson, Mississippi) is an American screenwriter, actress and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright. She attended Southern Methodist University. Her most famous play, "Crimes of the Heart", was her first produced professionally. It opened at the Actors Theatre of Louisville and then moved to New York. "Crimes of the Heart" won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, … Wikipedia
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Henley also received a Tony Award nomination for best play and, five years later, an Academy Award nomination for best adapted screenplay. www.olemiss.edu/depts/english/ms-writers/dir/henley_beth/