Terrence McNally, playwright and screenwriter, and 4-time Tony Award winner, as well as the 2019 Lifetime Achievement Award died from complications due to COVID-19 on March 24, 2020. He was also inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame and the American Academy of Arts and Letters. He was responsible for works such as
- Love! Valour! Compassion!
- Frankie and Johnny at the Clair de Lune
- Kiss of the Spider Woman
- Ragtime
- Master Class
- The Full Monty
- Catch Me If You Can
as well as many other plays, musicals, operas, films and TV shows.
McNally was an openly gay man throughout his career. He was 81 years old when he died.