David Hirson (born 1958) is an American dramatist, best known for his award-winning Broadway comedies, La Bête and Wrong Mountain.

Hirson was born in New York City to actress Alice and playwright Roger O. Hirson.^[1] He was educated at the Rye Country Day School. He studied at Oxford and Yale University, where he received a bachelor's degree in English literature.^[2]

Awards

• 1991 Outer Critics Circle John Gassner Playwriting Award – La Bête
• 1992 Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy – La Bête

Nominations

• 1991 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play – La Bête

• Hirson, David (1992). La Bête (First ed.). New York: Dramatists Play Service. OCLC 27061915.
• Hirson, David (2001). Wrong Mountain (First ed.). New York: Samuel French. ISBN 0-573-62967-6.