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Henley attended Southern Methodist University . Her most famous play, '' Crimes Of The Heart '', was her first produced professionally. It opened at the Actors Theatre Of Louisville and moved to New York. ''Crimes of the Heart'' won the Pulitzer Prize For Drama and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play of 1981. The play also earned Henley a Tony Award nomination and her screenplay for the film version of ''Crimes of the Heart'' was nominated for Best Adapted Screenplay . Her play, '' The Miss Firecracker Contest '', was produced as the 1989 film, '' Miss Firecracker '', with Holly Hunter in the lead role. Henley continues to write plays and screenplays from her adopted home in California. LIST OF PLAYS
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