About Bridgette Wimberly
Lived 1954 – 2022 (aged 68). Bridgette Wimberly was a playwright.
Bridgette Angela Wimberly (January 7, 1954 – December 1, 2022) was an American playwright and librettist.
Biography Born in Cleveland, Ohio to John Wimberly and Conchita Wimberly (née Smith), Bridgette Wimberly attended Columbia University where she earned a bachelor’s degree in 1978 and also pursued graduate studies in medical research. She worked in medical research at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center prior to her career as a playwright.
She is best known for Saint Lucy’s Eyes, a play about a back-alley abortionist living in 1968 Memphis. In 2015, she wrote the libretto for Charlie Parker's Yardbird. She died in December 2022 at age 68.
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American playwright (1954–2022)
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Bridgette Wimberly was born on 7 January 1954.
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Bridgette Wimberly died on 1 December 2022.
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Bridgette Wimberly was a playwright.
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