Editing Ron Milner (section)

{{Short description|American playwright (1938–2004)}}
{{use mdy dates|date=September 2022}}
{{Infobox writer
| name             = Ronald Milner
| birth_date       = {{Birth date|mf=yes|1938|05|29}}
| birth_place      = [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]], USA
| death_date       = {{death date and age|mf=yes|2004|07|09|1938|05|29}}
| death_place      = Detroit, Michigan, USA
| occupation       = Playwright
| nationality      = American
}}
'''Ronald Milner''' (May 29, 1938 – July 9, 2004)<ref>{{cite web |title=Sad farewell to famous playwright |url=https://www.metrotimes.com/detroit/sad-farewell-to-famous-playwright/Content?oid=2179208 |website=.metrotimes.com |date=July 21, 2004 |access-date= January 19, 2019}}</ref> was an American playwright. His play ''Checkmates'', starring [[Paul Winfield]] and [[Denzel Washington]], ran on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] in 1988.<ref name="Playbill obituary">{{cite web|url=https://www.playbill.com/article/ron-milner-detroit-playwright-of-dont-get-god-started-and-broadways-checkmates-dead-at-66-com-120810|title=Ron Milner, Detroit Playwright of Don't Get God Started and Broadway's Checkmates, Dead at 66|first=Kenneth|last=Jones|date=July 12, 2004|access-date=September 10, 2022}}</ref> Milner also taught creative writing at the [[University of Southern California]], [[Wayne State University]], and [[Michigan State University]].<ref name="Playbill obituary" />