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Murray Schisgal, 'Luv' Playwright and Oscar-Nominated 'Tootsie' Screenwriter, Dies at 93

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Murray Schisgal, the comedy writer who received two Tony nominations for his work on the 1960s Broadway hit Luv and an Oscar nomination for his contribution to the screenplay for Tootsie, has died.

He was 93. Schisgal died Thursday in Port Chester, New York, his son, Zach, told The New York Times. Luv, a three-hander that opened in 1964 and ran for more than 900 performances, starred husband and wife Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson opposite Alan Arkin.

Mike Nichols won the Tony for best direction of a play, with Schisgal nominated for best play and best author of a play. Luv was then adapted for a 1967 movie directed by Clive Donner that featured Jack Lemmon, Elaine May and Peter Falk.

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