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Terrence McNally (November 3, 1938 – March 24, 2020) was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. Described as "the bard of American theater" [ 1 ] and "one of the greatest contemporary playwrights the theater world has yet produced," [ 2 ] McNally was the recipient of five Tony Awards. [ 3 ]
Mar 24, 2020 · Terrence McNally, the four-time Tony Award-winning playwright whose outpouring of work for the theater dramatized and domesticated gay life across five decades, died on Tuesday in...
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Terrence McNally (born November 3, 1938, St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.—died March 24, 2020, Sarasota, Florida) was an American dramatist whose plays explore human relationships—frequently those of gay men—and are typically characterized by dark humour. He also wrote books for musicals.
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Apr 10, 2019 · Update, 3/24/20: Terrence McNally died on Tuesday of complications from the coronavirus at 81. Here, we revisit a profile of the playwright that ran in our 2019 Culture issue.
The American Masters film on McNally explores his life and work as a trailblazing writer and LGBTQ advocate. He died at 81 from complications of COVID-19, after overcoming many challenges and creating art that made a difference.
Mar 25, 2020 · Legendary playwright Terrence McNally died on Tuesday night due to complications from the coronavirus. He was 81. McNally, a four-time Tony Award-winner, wrote roughly three dozen plays, the books for 10 musicals, the librettos for four operas, and a number of screenplays for film and television over a career that spanned nearly six decades.
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Mar 24, 2020 · McNally died Tuesday at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida, according to representative Matt Polk. McNally was a lung cancer survivor who lived with chronic inflammatory lung disease.