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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins
Born 29 December 1984
Also known as Branden Jacobs-jenkins, Branden Jacobs Jenkins, Jacobs-Jenkins, Branden
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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is an American playwright. His play Purpose won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, for which his works Gloria and Everybody were finalists in 2016 and 2018, respectively. His play Appropriate marked his Broadway debut as a playwright in 2023 and earned him his first Tony Award; he won a second in 2025 for Purpose. His additional plays include An Octoroon and The Comeuppance. He was named a MacArthur Fellow in 2016.
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An octoroon2015
Appropriate2016
Gloria2016
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- Gloria2016
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- An octoroon2015
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- Appropriate2016
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