Background
Olive, John was born on December 12, 1949 in Fukuoka, Japan. Son of John Thomas and Elizabeth (Brinkman) Olive.
Olive, John was born on December 12, 1949 in Fukuoka, Japan. Son of John Thomas and Elizabeth (Brinkman) Olive.
Bachelor, University of Minnesota, 1974.
Literature associate, Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, 1975-1978; playwright-in-residence, Actors Theatre of St. Paul, 1978-1980; artistic associate, Wisdom Bridge Theatre, Chicago, 1983; self-employed playwright, screenwriter. Member playwrights program Embassy television, 1985.
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Member Dramatists Guild, New Dramatists, Playwrights Center, Writers Guild American.