U.S. playwright Lanford Wilson dies at 73

 March 24, 2011 07:45   reuters.com

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Playwright Lanford Wilson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Talley's Folly" and other titles such as "The Hot L Baltimore," has died after a long illness, at 73, his talent agent said on Thursday.

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