David Mark Feldshuh (born 1944 in

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) is an American physician, playwright, and author. His 1992 play ''

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'', based on the

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, was a finalist for the 1992

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. The 1997 adaptation of ''Miss Evers' Boys'' (adapted by Walter Bernstein) was nominated for 11

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s (winning four) and two

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s (winning one). Feldshuh's work also includes the 1994 documentary ''Susceptible to Kindness'', which won a

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Golden Eagle Award and an Intercom Gold Plaque. Feldshuh practices medicine at Cayuga Medical Center and teaches in

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's Department of Performing and Media Arts.

Personal life

Feldshuh was born to a Jewish family in New York City, the son of Lillian (''née'' Kaplan) and Sidney Feldshuh, who was a lawyer. He married Martha A. Frommelt in 1986. He is the brother of actress Tovah Feldshuh, and father of

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former guitarist Noah Feldshuh.

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* * * 1944 births Living people Physicians from New York (state) 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights Cornell University faculty People from Scarsdale, New York Scarsdale High School alumni Jewish American dramatists and playwrights {{US-playwright-stub