# Playwright Wendy Wasserstein reportedly "gravely ill"

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playwright-wendy-wasserstein-reportedly-gravely-ill/333556>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [December 1, 2005, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playwright-wendy-wasserstein-reportedly-gravely-ill/333556 "2005-12-01T14:55:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playwright-wendy-wasserstein-reportedly-gravely-ill/333556/1 "2005-12-01T14:55:48Z")

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[CITE](http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/nyc-wass1201,0,1646414.story?coll=ny-entertainment-headlines)

Very sad news

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**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2005, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playwright-wendy-wasserstein-reportedly-gravely-ill/333556/2 "2005-12-01T15:41:26Z")

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**jots note for Death Pool '06**

**waves down taxi for quick ride to hell**

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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2005, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/playwright-wendy-wasserstein-reportedly-gravely-ill/333556/3 "2005-12-02T16:30:07Z")

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Looks like she’s not going to make it to 2006:

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And The Post is reporting she’s on life support.