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Tuggelin (Tug) Yourgrau is an American playwright and TV producer. He is the President of Powderhouse Productions in Somerville, Massachusetts.

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Early life and education

Yourgrau was born in South Africa and moved to America at the age of 10. He graduated from Denver South High School, then from Swarthmore College with a degree in philosophy, and received a master's in history from Boston University.

Career

After periods of odd jobs, he became a producer at WGBH-TV where he met Joel Olicker. Together they formed their TV production company, Powderhouse Productions.

Works

Film

Television

Honors and awards

For his play The Song of Jacob Zulu , he was nominated for 1993 Tony Awards in two categories, as the author of the play and as lyricist for the award for best score of a musical. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Tug Yourgrau - Filmography - Movies & TV - NYTimes". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times . Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2013. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 30 October 2013.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
  2. Tony Awards: Search for "Yourgrau" Archived 2012-02-04 at the Wayback Machine , accessed Dec. 29, 2009

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