Doug Baldwin (writer)
Doug Baldwin (born November 12, 1952) is a playwright, actor, and copywriter living in Portland, Oregon. He began his stage career as an actor, with appearances in theaters in New York, including Playwrights Horizons and Manhattan Punch Line, where he acted in a well-reviewed production of Room Service, and in Roadside.[1] He has also appeared in feature films (among them Zero Effect and Music Within) and television shows (Leverage,Nowhere Man, Under Suspicion, etc.), as well as in a number of national TV commercials.
His comedy Drawing Down Clio won the 1997 Oregon Book Award for Drama.[2] The Xenophobe was the recipient of a 2000 Oregon Literary Fellowship[3] and "won first prize in Writer's Digest magazine's national playwriting contest. It won over 397 other entries," in 2001.[4] His play, Wrestling with Charlotte, also won a Writer's Digest prize.[5] He has also appeared on regional stages.[6]
Suicide Table his 2009 script, deals with the theme of luck and the role it plays in the lives of two New York City firefighters vacationing in Reno.[7][8]
Baldwin is also a copywriter for large companies such as Hewlett-Packard, Intel, General Foods and Nike.
References
- ↑ Frank, Leah (18 December 1983). "Roadside". New York Times. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ "Awards ceremony honors Oregon writers". Eugene Register-Guard. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Past Recipients: Writers". literary-arts.org. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ Staff (August 6, 2001). "Reports: Arts and Living Section". The Oregonian.
- ↑ "Dying to win". writersdigest.com. March 11, 2008. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
- ↑ Hicks, Bob (2 May 2002). "Theater Review: Compassion Slips in to 'Birthday Party'". The Oregonian.
- ↑ Hicks, Bob (24 April 2009). "Portland Theatre Works looks to future". Oregon Live. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ↑ Hicks, Bob (26 April 2009). "Not dead yet: Theater company for the future". The Oregonian.