Arvin Brown Biography

Fast Facts

• In 1971, he won the Drama Desk Award's Vernon Rice Award for his performance in "Long Day's Journey Into Night․"
• In 1972, he was made the president of the Theatre Communications Group
• Studied at Stanford University, Harvard University, the University of Bristol and Yale University's School of Drama
• In 1969, he got married to theatre actress Joyce Ebert
• Worked at a hardware store before becoming involved with theatre
• A relative of "I Love Lucy" creator Jess Oppenheimer, he would hand around the show's set in his youth
• For over 30 years, he served as the artistic director of the Long Wharf Theatre in Connecticut