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| − | '''Terrence McNally''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1960|60]] is a noted playwright. After flipping a coin to determine whether to attend Columbia or [[Yale]] (he'd won a scholarship to both), McNally wound up graduating [[Phi Beta Kappa]] from Columbia, where he majored in [[English]]. He also wrote | + | '''Terrence McNally''' [[Columbia College|CC]] '[[1960|60]] is a noted playwright. |
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| + | After flipping a coin to determine whether to attend Columbia or [[Yale]] (he'd won a scholarship to both), McNally wound up graduating [[Phi Beta Kappa]] from Columbia, where he majored in [[English]]. Among his teachers were [[Steven Marcus]], [[Lionel Trilling]], [[Jacques Barzun]], and [[Mark Van Doren]]. He also wrote the 1960 [[Varsity Show]], entitled "A Little Bit Different", and wrote for ''[[Columbia College Today]]''. He eventually won a scholarship from his work in creative writing class that allowed him to travel to Mexico, where he wrote his first script. | ||
He has received four Tony Awards, two [[Guggenheim Fellowship]]s, an [[I.A.L. Diamond Award]], and a lot more hardware than the Columbia Athletic Department. | He has received four Tony Awards, two [[Guggenheim Fellowship]]s, an [[I.A.L. Diamond Award]], and a lot more hardware than the Columbia Athletic Department. | ||
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| + | {{succession|preceded=[[John R. MacArthur]]|succeeded=[[Dan Futterman]]|office=[[Columbia College]] [[Class Day]] Speaker|years=[[2013]]}} | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
| − | *[http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/terrence_mcnally.html Columbians Ahead of Their Time: Terrence McNally] | + | * [http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/terrence_mcnally.html Columbians Ahead of Their Time: Terrence McNally] |
| − | *[http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/mar_apr07/cover.php Feature on McNally] in ''Columbia College Today'' | + | * [http://www.college.columbia.edu/cct_archive/mar_apr07/cover.php Feature on McNally] in ''Columbia College Today'' |
| + | * [http://www.columbiaspectator.com/2013/05/21/columbia-college-class-day-speakers-balance-jokes-pathos McNally as Class Day speaker] | ||
[[Category:Columbia College alumni|McNally]] | [[Category:Columbia College alumni|McNally]] | ||
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[[Category:Guggenheim Fellows|McNally]] | [[Category:Guggenheim Fellows|McNally]] | ||
[[Category:English majors|McNally]] | [[Category:English majors|McNally]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:11, 19 September 2020
Terrence McNally CC '60 is a noted playwright.
After flipping a coin to determine whether to attend Columbia or Yale (he'd won a scholarship to both), McNally wound up graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Columbia, where he majored in English. Among his teachers were Steven Marcus, Lionel Trilling, Jacques Barzun, and Mark Van Doren. He also wrote the 1960 Varsity Show, entitled "A Little Bit Different", and wrote for Columbia College Today. He eventually won a scholarship from his work in creative writing class that allowed him to travel to Mexico, where he wrote his first script.
He has received four Tony Awards, two Guggenheim Fellowships, an I.A.L. Diamond Award, and a lot more hardware than the Columbia Athletic Department.
| Preceded by John R. MacArthur |
Columbia College Class Day Speaker 2013 |
Succeeded by Dan Futterman |
External links
- Columbians Ahead of Their Time: Terrence McNally
- Feature on McNally in Columbia College Today
- McNally as Class Day speaker
