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- Terrence McNally was born on November 3, 1938 in St. Petersburg, Florida, USA. He was a writer and actor, known for Frankie and Johnny (1991), The Ritz (1976) and American Playhouse (1980). He was married to Thomas Kirdahy. He died on March 24, 2020 in Sarasota, Florida, USA.
- SpouseThomas Kirdahy(2010 - March 24, 2020) (his death)
- Has won four Tony Awards: two as author of a Best Play winner, in 1995 for "Love! Valour! Compassion: and, the next year, in 1996, for "Master Class;" and twice as best Book (Musical), in 1993 for "Kiss of the Spider Woman--The Musical" and in 1998 for "Ragtime." He was also Tony-nominated in 2001 as Best Book (Musical) for "The Full Monty."
- Nominated for the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the play "A Perfect Ganesh".
- His play, "Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune" at the Mark Taper Forum Theatre in Los Angeles, California was awarded the 1988 Drama Logue Award for Outstanding Production Award.
- Premiere American Playwright who has won two Guggenheim Fellowships, a Rockefeller Grant, and an Emmy Award for "Andre's Mother", as well as many other awards and citations.
- He was nominated for a 2004 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best New Musical of the 2003 season for "The Book for Ragtime", performed at the Piccadilly Theatre.
- [re turning plays into movies] Get the best director you can who really shares your viewpoint, and really fight hard for the actors you want. With "The Ritz," I had some enticing offers to do it with some stars and more famous directors, but I never have regretted that decision [to keep most of the original Broadway cast]. What I liked most about my first two movies is that they preserved great performances. If you care about the final result, sometimes you have to be prepared to walk away from a deal.
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