two sons, Timothy Edson Merrill and Peter Edson Merrill. Awards 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama 2001 Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Film References External links Transcript from Edson's April 14, 1999 appearance on The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer New Georgia Encyclopedia Video of Edson's commencement address at Smith College Video of Edson's interview with Lynn Meadow on Theater Talk, Feb. 2012 1961 births Living people 20th-century American dramatists and playwrights Drama Desk Award winners Sidwell Friends School alumni Smith College alumni Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences alumni Pulitzer Prize for Drama winners