Terrence McNally
1938 – 2020

Terrence McNally

American playwright (1938–2020)

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Born
1938-11-03, St. Petersburg
Died
2020-03-24
Birthplace state
Florida

Biography

Terrence McNally was an American playwright, librettist, and screenwriter. Described as "the bard of American theater" and "one of the greatest contemporary playwrights the theater world has yet produced," McNally was the recipient of five Tony Awards. He won the Tony Award for Best Play for Love! Valour! Compassion! and Master Class and the Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Kiss of the Spider Woman and Ragtime, and received the 2019 Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. He was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame in 1996, and he also received the Dramatists Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2011 and the Lucille Lortel Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2018, he was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the highest recognition of artistic merit in the United States. His other accolades included an Emmy Award, two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Grant, four Drama Desk Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, two Obie Awards, and three Hull-Warriner Awards.

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Terrence McNally is recorded as a television actor, a librettist, a playwright, a writer and a screenwriter, born in Florida (1938–2020).

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Frequently asked about Terrence McNally

Who was Terrence McNally?
Terrence McNally was American playwright (1938–2020), born in Florida (1938 – 2020).
When and where was Terrence McNally born?
Terrence McNally was born on 1938-11-03 in St. Petersburg.
When did Terrence McNally die?
Terrence died on 2020-03-24.
What was Terrence McNally known for?
Terrence McNally is recorded as a television actor, a librettist, a playwright, a writer and a screenwriter.
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