Terrence McNally, a four-time Tony Award-winning playwright, has died from complications due to coronavirus.
McNally died Tuesday at Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida, according to representative Matt Polk. He was 81, and a lung cancer survivor who lived with chronic inflammatory lung disease.
As a screenwriter, he wrote 1991's"Frankie and Johnny," starring Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer, and 1976's"The Ritz," which starred Rita Moreno and was adapted from his Broadway play. "His work was vital, intense, hysterical and rare," wrote Alexander, who starred in the 1997 film adaptation of"Love! Valour! Compassion!""My hope is that he will inspire writers for years to come."
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