WRITER

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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Terrence McNally has received more than 992,264 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Terrence McNally is the 6,699th most popular writer (down from 6,072nd in 2019), the 13,465th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,736th in 2019) and the 987th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 990k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 38.98

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.60

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.87

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Frankie and Johnny in the Clair De Lune
American drama (dramatic works by one author)
1987
The full monty
Librettos, Musicals, Drama
"Adapted from the screenplay by four-time Tony Award-winner Terrence McNally, and with an award-winning original score by David Yazbek, The Full Monty is a lively and poignant story that captivated Broadway audiences and critics alike. It tells the story of six unemployed, out-of-shape steel-mill workers from Buffalo, New York, who need to pick up some extra cash." "After seeing the popularity of a male stripper among the local women, the men decide to put on a strip show of their own. Their gimmick is simple: they will go the full monty - strip completely naked on stage. This plan forces the men to come to terms with their own fears of inadequacy, both physically and as providers for their families."--BOOK JACKET
2001
The Lisbon traviata
American drama
1986
Master class
Drama, Instruction and study, Singing
1996
Bad habits
In the first play, DUNELAWN, we are in an expensive retreat for the unhappily married, where the wheel-chaired director, Dr. Pepper, dispenses a definitely unique sort of marital guidance. His theory includes complete indulgence in such "bad habits" as smoking, drinking, and sexual promiscuity -- which seems to work wonders for his patients, whose wacky case histories are each examined in hilarious detail. In the second play, RAVENSWOOD, the approach is quite the opposite. Here the saintly Dr. Toynbee injects his straitjacketed charges with tranquilizing drugs to calm such urges -- but again the catalogue of aberrations revealed in his patients is subjected to close, and enormously funny, scrutiny.
1974
Lips together, teeth apart
Drama, Fourth of July celebrations, American drama (dramatic works by one author)
1992

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Terrence McNally ranks 6,699 out of 7,302. Before him are Marius von Mayenburg, Joumana Haddad, Mercy Otis Warren, Wolf Haas, Alex Hirsch, and Boris Izaguirre. After him are Nic Pizzolatto, Narine Abgaryan, Nicholas Monsarrat, Elizabeth Carter, Calixthe Beyala, and Miquel-Lluís Muntané.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Terrence McNally ranks 597. Before him are Ernie Pieterse, Joan Blackman, Stanley Fish, Bobby Charles, Julie Felix, and Lorraine Crapp. After him are Les Murray, Eduard Ivanov, James Gunn, Sam Nunn, Gus Johnson, and Jeff Barry. Among people deceased in 2020, Terrence McNally ranks 785. Before him are Azimzhan Askarov, Ebrahim Alkazi, Jane Dee Hull, Julie Felix, Nicholas Parsons, and Road Warrior Animal. After him are Polad Hashimov, Hassan Abshir Farah, Gene Reynolds, Dimitri Diatchenko, Bob Armstrong, and César Zabala.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Terrence McNally ranks 13,465 out of 20,380. Before him are Roy Atwell (1878), Henry Cejudo (1987), Laura Ziskin (1950), Robert W. McElroy (1954), Emily Swallow (1979), and Dedee Pfeiffer (1964). After him are James Frawley (1936), Mamie Gummer (1983), Nic Pizzolatto (1975), Bill Lee (1959), Kelli Williams (1970), and Vanessa Carlton (1980).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Terrence McNally ranks 987. Before him are Joseph Finder (1958), Jill Abramson (1954), Anthony E. Zuiker (1968), William Safire (1929), Mercy Otis Warren (1728), and Alex Hirsch (1985). After him are Nic Pizzolatto (1975), Alice Stone Blackwell (1857), John Seigenthaler (1927), Sarah J. Maas (1986), Kage Baker (1952), and James Gleick (1954).

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