Terrence McNally

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human librettist playwright screenwriter

Terrence McNally was an acclaimed American playwright known for his insightful, often darkly comic explorations of human relationships, LGBTQ+ themes, and contemporary social issues in works such as "Love! Valour! Compassion!" and "Master Class."

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	human → librettist → playwright → screenwriter →
causeOfDeath	complications from COVID-19 →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1938-11-03 →
dateOfDeath	2020-03-24 →
educatedAt	Columbia University → W. B. Ray High School →
ethnicGroup	Irish American →
familyName	McNally →
genre	comedy → dark comedy → drama →
givenName	Terrence →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	LGBT literature → contemporary American theatre →
name	Terrence McNally →
notableAward	Drama Desk Award → Guggenheim Fellowship → Lucille Lortel Award → Primetime Emmy Award → Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical → Tony Award for Best Play →
notableWork	Anastasia → Corpus Christi → Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune → Kiss of the Spider Woman → Lips Together, Teeth Apart → Love! Valour! Compassion! → Master Class → Ragtime → The Full Monty → The Lisbon Traviata →
occupation	dramatist → librettist → playwright → screenwriter →
placeOfBirth	St. Petersburg, Florida, United States →
placeOfDeath	Sarasota, Florida, United States →
religion	Roman Catholicism →
residence	New York City →
sexOrGender	male →
sexualOrientation	gay →
spouse	Tom Kirdahy →
workSubject	LGBTQ+ themes → contemporary social issues → human relationships →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kiss of the Spider Woman →	bookWriter
Terrence McNally →	name
Second Stage Theater →	notablePlaywrightProduced