Paul Shyre (March 8, 1926 – November 19, 1989) was an American director andplaywright who received aSpecial Tony Award and won aRegional Emmy Award.^[1] He is noted for the playsHizzoner,Will Rogers' USA andThe President Is Dead.^[2]

Shyre graduated from theUniversity of Florida and theAmerican Academy of Dramatic Arts. He was a professor of theater arts atCornell University.^[3]

Shyre adapted to the stage, directed and co-produced the Sean O'Casey novels,Pictures in the Hallway,I Knock at the Door andDrums Under the Windows. He also wrote and directedA Whitman Portrait andAn Unpleasant Evening With H.L. Mencken.^[1]

• 1957 – Drama Desk Award forPictures in the Hallway^[4]
• 1957 –Obie Award, special citation for bringing O'Casey to Off-Broadway; for his adaptations ofI Knock at the Door,Pictures in the Hallway, andUSA^[5]
• 1957 –Special Tony Award
• 1987 –New York Emmy Award shared with Robert H. Rines for the television and later Broadway playHizzoner! about MayorFiorello La Guardia.

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