Born Arthur Lee Koenig in Manhattan May 10, 1937, Mr. Kopit would eventually take his stepfather's surname. While studying engineering at Harvard University, Kopit began trying his hand at playwrighting, ultimately making his professional debut with Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad. After the piece won a Harvard playwriting contest, it enjoyed a hit 1962 Off-Broadway run in a production helmed by Jerome Robbins that would also play a six-week Broadway engagement the following year. Arthur Kopit Written to re-shape the largely false narratives around cowboys and Native Americans in the early days of the American West, Mr. Kopit's