Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, Vol. 131, pages 360-366. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
He was found dead in his room with a plastic bag over his head. His death was ruled a suicide.
In 1954, won two Tony Awards for "The Teahouse of the August Moon:" as Best Author (Dramatic) and as author of the Best Play winner.
Won the 1954 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "The Teahouse of the August Moon".