David Henry Hwang

David Henry Hwang (simplified Chinese: ???; traditional Chinese: ???; pinyin: Huáng Zhélún; born August 11, 1957) is a Tony Award-winning American playwright, librettist, screenwriter, and theater professor. Early life He was born in Los Angeles, California to Henry Yuan Hwang, a banker, and Dorothy Hwang, a piano teacher. The oldest of three children, he has two younger sisters. He received a Bachelor's degree in English from Stanford University and attended the Yale School of Drama, taking literature classes.