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Terrence McNally

(born Nov. 3, 1939, St. Petersburg, Fla., U.S.) U.S. dramatist. He worked as a newspaper reporter, as tutor for the children of John Steinbeck, and as stage manager at the Actors Studio. His plays, which explore relationships and are often characterized by dark humour, include Bad Habits (1971), Master Class (1995), Love! Valour! Compassion! (1994; film, 1997), the controversial Corpus Christi (1998), and Deuce (2007). He wrote the book for the musicals Kiss of the Spider Woman (1993) and Ragtime (1996).

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