Born: May 15, 1936 Staten Island, New York American playwright, screenwriter, and author From Pulitzer prize-winning playwright to young adult fiction writer, American author Paul Zindel turned his real-life turbulent (marked by disturbance and unrest) teens into fictional stories to show teenagers that their lives and feelings do matter. Early adventures Paul Zindel was born [...]
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