Draft:John Arndt (playwright)
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John Arndt was an American poet, actor, and playwright.
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1956|12|24}}
| birth_place = Pipestone, MN
| death_date = {{death date|2017|8|17}}
| death_place = Singer Island, FL
| nationality = American
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| occupation = actor, poet, playwright
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Life
Born in Pipestone, Minnesota, to Dick and Marie Arndt, John played football in high school before graduating with a degree in theater from Minnesota State University Moorhead. John performed in over 75 theatrical productions across the country and spent five years at the Jean Cocteau Repertory in New York City where he worked with Tennessee Williams. His first play, Antiquities was produced there in 1984. A fall from a ladder in 1988 caused him to suffer a crushed spine and put him in a wheelchair for the remainder of his life.
In 2000, he became Artistic Director, Resident Playwright and Technical Director for the Palm Beach Repertory Theater, where he produced and directed the plays Manchild and Winter Storm, and performed his one-man poetic play, Gleaning Laughter, Gleaning Light. For Gleaning Laughter, Gleaning Light, he was placed on the Approved Artist Roster of the Kennedy Center in Washington, DC.
John hosted the Beach Road Poetry Workshop from the mid-90s on. He passed away in Singer Island, FL in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/1999/11/17/back-in-the-spotlight-3/ |title=Back in the Spotlight |date=September 24, 2021 |publisher=Sun Sentinel |accessdate=May 19, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com/in-memoriam-john-arndt.html |title=In Memoriam: John Arndt |publisher=South Florida Poetry Jounral |accessdate=May 19, 2025}}{{cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/john-arndt-obituary?id=14141337 |title=John Arndt |publisher=Legacy.com |accessdate=May 19, 2025}}
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