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Terrence McNally

1938 - 2020

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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" 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! Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Terrence McNally is the 6,815th most popular writer (down from 6,700th in 2024), the 14,332nd most popular biography from United States (down from 13,470th in 2019) and the 1,019th most popular American Writer.

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Among writers, Terrence McNally ranks 6,815 out of 7,302. Before him are Michal Viewegh, Michael Arndt, Calixthe Beyala, Milan Ohnisko, Grant Morrison, and R. D. Blackmore. After him are Stevie Smith, Deborah Ellis, Allen Tate, Tom Kapinos, Jean-Baptiste Andrea, and Marius von Mayenburg.

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Among people born in 1938, Terrence McNally ranks 605. Before him are Les Murray, Leonard Frey, David Theile, Julie Felix, Gary Collins, and Stanley Fish. After him are Lynn Carlin, Jeff Barry, Sam Nunn, Samuel Bodman, Gus Johnson, and Jay Arnette. Among people deceased in 2020, Terrence McNally ranks 809. Before him are Erick Morillo, Nicholas Parsons, Gheorghe Dogărescu, Derek Fowlds, Charles Portis, and Geoffrey Palmer. After him are James M. Beggs, Tomasz Tomiak, Mary Pat Gleason, Dimitri Diatchenko, Betty Wright, and Mac Davis.

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Terrence McNally ranks 1,019. Before him are Walter Mosley (1952), Richard A. Knaak (1961), Randall Jarrell (1914), Kevin Poulsen (1965), Robert Hunter (1941), and Michael Arndt (1970). After him are Allen Tate (1899), Tom Kapinos (1969), Stephen Chbosky (1970), John Crowe Ransom (1888), William Safire (1929), and Lawrence Wright (1947).

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