Marc Connelly
American playwright
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About Marc Connelly
Few people can boast of a career spanning more than sixty years. This American playwright and lyricist is best known for his play “The Green Pastures”.
Background
Born to touring actors in 1890, Marc Connelly started writing short plays at the age of five. He attended Trinity Hall in Washington and worked at The Pittsburgh Press to support his widowed mother. It was around this period that he started writing plays for the stage.
Career
Connelly worked with the Morning Telegraph in New York City in 1917. There he met and befriended George S. Kaufman. The duo collaborated on the play “Dulcy” in 1921, and they followed it up with other notable plays like “To the Ladies”, “Merton of the Movies”, and “Beggar on Horseback”.
In 1930, Connelly won the coveted Pulitzer Prize for Drama for the first all-black cast Broadway play “The Green Pastures”. He also taught drama at Yale University in the 1940s and was a member of the Algonquin Round Table (a group of New York literary minds).
The American writer published his first novel “A Souvenir from Qam” in 1965.
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F.A.Q. about Marc Connelly
When is Marc Connelly's birthday?
Marc Connelly's birthday is on December 12, 1890.
In how many days is Marc Connelly's birthday?
Marc's birthday is in 309 days
How old was Marc when he/she died?
Marc Connelly was 90 years old.
When did Marc Connelly die?
Marc Connelly died in December 21, 1980.
How old would Marc Connelly be today?
Marc Connelly would be 134 years old if he/she was alive today.
Where was Marc from?
Marc Connelly was born in McKeesport, Pennsylvania, U.S..